Imidazole → 2-(6-t-Butyldimethylsilyloxyhexylthio)-4-t-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-cyclopentenone

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440 mg (1.28 mmoles) of 2-(6-hydroxyhexylthio)-4-t-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-cyclopentenone and 225 mg (1.50 mmoles) of t-butyldimethylsilyl chloride were treated at room temperature for 2 hours in 3 ml of N,N-dimethyl formamide in the presence of 204 mg (3.0 mmoles) of imidazole. After the reaction, the reaction mixture was extracted with hexane to give 640 mg of a crude product. The crude product was purified by thin-layer chromatography (cyclohexane/ethyl acetate=4/6) to give 437 mg (75%) of 2-(6-t-butyldimethylsilyloxyhexylthio)-4-t-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-cyclopentenone.

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