Hexane → 1-(Methanesulfinyl)-1-(methylsulfanyl)cyclopentane

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Formaldehyde dimethyl mercaptal S-oxide (1.166g) was dissolved in 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran, and at -16° C., 7.2 ml. of an n-hexane solution (1.4 millimols/milliliter) of n-butyl lithium was added, followed by stirring the mixture for 2.5 hours. 1,4-Bis(methanesulfonato)butane (904 mg) was added together with 35 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. The mixture was stirred for 21 hours at room temperature. Then, the same procedure as in Example A-14 was repeated to afford 465 mg of cyclopentanone dimethyl mercaptal S-oxide in a yield of 71%.

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