Methyl iodide → HCID 70051873, compound

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Reaction Steps

s-Butyllithium (0.87M in cyclohexane, 20.4 mL) was added dropwise during one hour with stirring at -78° C. to a solution of 4-ethyl-5,7-dimethoxysaccharin (Example 22L, 2.2 g) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL). After continued stirring at -78° C. for one hour methyl iodide (1.5 mL) was added. Stirring was continued at -78° C. for 15 minutes, the temperature was allowed to rise to room temperature, and the mixture was quenched in water. Aqueous sodium hydroxide (0.5%, 200 mL) was added. The mixture was washed with ethyl acetate (200 mL), acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL). The ethyl acetate extract was washed with aqueous sodium thiosulfate (10%, 50 mL) and saturated aqueous sodium chloride (50 mL), dried over sodium sulfate and stripped of ethyl acetate affording 4-ethyl-5,7-dimethoxy-6-methylsaccharin (0.73 g, 32% yield).

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