Chlorotrimethylsilane → 6-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-3-benzylsulfanyl-4-hydroxy-pyran-2-one

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The title compound was prepared by Method A using 3',4'-(methylenedioxy)acetophenone (0.871 g, 5.31 mmol), lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (0.977 g, 5.84 mmol), chlorotrimethylsilane (0.741 mL, 5.84 mmol), THF (58 mL), and diethyl ester of [(phenylmethyl)thio]propanedioic acid (1.00 g, 3.54 mmol). m.p. dec. 170° C.; 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 3.98 (s, 2 H), 6.13 (s, 2 H), 6.61 (s, 1 H), 7.05 (d, 2 H), 7.27 (m, 7 H).

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