Sulfoxonium, trimethyl-, iodide (1:1) → Methyl 2-(1-methylcyclopropyl)quinoline-6-carboxylate

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To a stirred suspension of trimethylsulfoxonium iodide (435 mg, 2.06 mmol) in dimethylsulfoxide (3 ml) and THF (2 ml) was added potassium tert-butoxide (231 mg, 2.06 mmol) in one portion at ambient temperature. After 30 min. at the same temperature, to this (colorless solution) was added a solution of methyl 2-isopropenylquinoline-6-carboxylate (312 mg, 1.37 mmol) in THF (3 ml) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 40 min then 1 hour at 60° C. The mixture was quenched with water and diluted with ethyl acetate-toluene (8:1) (90 ml). The organic solution was separated and washed with water (×2), brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to crude product. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (250 g) with hexane-ethyl acetate (10:1) to furnish the title compound (225 mg, 68%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (270 MHz, CDCl3) δ 0.91-0.98 (2H, m), 1.38-1.45 (2H, m), 1.64 (3H, s), 3.98 (3H, s), 7.42-7.48 (1H, m), 7.97-8.27 (3H, m), 8.50-8.55 (1H, m). MS (ESI): m/z 242.15 [M+H]+.

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