Cesium carbonate → HCID 53988530, compound

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Reaction Steps

To the crude chloride of Step 4 dissolved in 10 mL of DNE, ethyl 3-mercapto-2-methylpropanoate (Step 6; 350 μl, approx. 2.4 mmol) and Cs2CO3 (1.61 g, 4.9 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 3.5 h. 25% Aq NH4OAc was then added and the reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc, dried over Na2SO4 and purified by flash chromatography on silica using EtOAc:toluene 7.5:92.5 and 10:90 to yield 347 mg of the title compound as an oil (52% yield for Steps 6 and 7).

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