Trimethylsilyldiazomethane → (1R,10R,11S,16S)-5-methoxy-1,11,15,15-tetramethyl-8-thiatetracyclo[8.8.0.02,7.011,16]octadeca-2,4,6-trien-3-ol

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(1R,10R,11S,16S)-1,11,15,15-Tetramethyl-8-thiatetracyclo[8.8.0.02,7.011,16]octadeca-2,4,6-triene-3,5-diol (Compound No. 26) (346 mg, 1.0 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (4 mL) and CH2Cl2 (12 mL). Trimethylsilyl diazomethane (0.80 mL, 2.0 M in ether, 1.6 mmol) was added portionwise over 29 h at room temperature, monitoring the reaction by 1H NMR. The mixture was then concentrated and purified by chromatography on silica gel (Hexanes/EtOAc, 4:1) followed by recrystallization from MeOH/water to give (1R,10R,11S,16S)-5-methoxy-1,11,15,15-tetramethyl-8-thiatetracyclo[8.8.0.02,7.011,16]octadeca-2,4,6-trien-3-ol (Compound No. 29) (142 mg, 39%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 6.21 (d, 1H), 5.95 (d, 1H), 4.72 (s, 1H), 3.69 (s, 3H), 3.30 (m, 1H), 2.91 (m, 1H), 2.78 (m, 1H), 1.85-1.40 (m, 8H), 1.39 (s, 3H), 1.20-1.00 (m, 2H), 0.96 (s, 3H), 0.95 (m, 1H), 0.85 (s, 3H), 0.84 (s, 3H). MS m/z 359 (C22H32O2S−H+).

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