Ethyl Acetate → 2-(2-Ethanesulfonyl-1-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-6-trifluoromethyl-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile

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The (−) enantiomer of 2-(2-ethylsulfanyl-1-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-6-trifluoromethyl-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile, the compound prepared as in Example 86 above (1 equivalent) was dissolved in ethyl acetate (5 mL/mmol). A separate aqueous solution of OXONE® (3 equivalents) and Bu4NHSO4 (0.3 mol %) (10 mL water/g of OXONE®) was prepared and the pH of this solution adjusted to about 7 by the addition of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution. After the pH adjustment, this aqueous solution was added to the ethyl acetate solution and the resulting biphasic mixture vigourously stirred. After 8 hours, an additional 3 equivalents of the pH-adjusted OXONE® solution was added and the mixture stirred overnight. Ethyl acetate (10 mummol of sulfide) was added and the aqueous phase was removed. The organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, concentrated to yield a yellow solid. This crude material (yellow solid) was purified using column chromatography (silica gel, ethyl acetate as eluent) to yield the title compound as a pale yellow solid.

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