Water → 1-[2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-1-cyclopentenyl]-4-methylsulfonylbenzene

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A solution of 120 mg (0.39 mmol) of 1-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclopenten-1-yl]-4-(methylthio)benzene (Step 9) in 3 mL of methanol/water (1:1) was slowly treated with 470 mg (0.76 mmol) of Oxone® [2 KHSO5.KHSO4. K2SO4 ]in 2 mL of water. After stirring for 4 hours, the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with water and brine, dried (MgSO4), and reconcentrated. Purification by silica gel chromatography (MPLC) with hexane/ethyl acetate (5:1) and subsequent lyophilization from acetonitrile/water (1:1) gave 50 mg (38%) of 1-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl cyclopenten-1-yl]-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzene (41 in Synthetic Scheme X when R1 and R2 =CH3, RS=F, R10 =SO2CH3, and R3, R4, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11 and R12=H) as a colorless solid: NMR (CDCl3) δ1.24 (s, 6H), 2.71 (s, 4H), 3.4 (s, 3H), 6.92 (t, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.05-7.12 (m, 2H), 7.30 (d, J=9 Hz, 2H), 7.75 (d, J=9 Hz, 3H); MS (EI) m/e (rel intensity) 344 (100), 329 (33), 250 (18), 235 (20), 109 (35), 69 (44); HRMS. Calc'd for C20H21FO2S: 344.1246. Found: 344.1272.

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