m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → (1R,10R,11S,16S)-3,5-dimethoxy-1,11,15,15-tetramethyl-8-thiatetracyclo[8.8.0.02,7.011,16]octadeca-2,4,6-trien-8-one

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To a solution of (1R,10R,11S,16S)-3,5-dimethoxy-1,11,15,15-tetramethyl-8-thiatetracyclo[8.8.0.02,7.011,16]octadeca-2,4,6-triene (Compound No. 22) (187 mg, 0.5 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (20 mL) was added 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (77%, 112 mg, 0.5 mmol) portionwise at room temperature. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. CH2Cl2 (100 mL) was added and the mixture washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (20 mL), dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated. Purification by chromatography on silica gel (Hexanes/EtOAc, 1:1) gave (1R,10R,11S,16S)-3,5-dimethoxy-1,11,15,15-tetramethyl-8-thiatetracyclo[8.8.0.02,7.011,16]octadeca-2,4,6-trien-8-one (Compound No. 24) as separate diastereomers. (Diastereomer 1, white foam, 44 mg; Diastereomer 2, white solid, 290 mg).

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