Dimethyldioxirane → Epothilone B

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To a solution of desoxyepothilone B (0.0022 g, 0.0041 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (0.25 mL) at −50° C. was added dimethyldioxirane (0.1 mL, 0.0095 mmol) dropwise. The resulting solution was stirred at −50° C. for 1 h. The dimethyldioxirane and solvent were removed by a stream of N2. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (hexanes/ethyl acetate, 1:1) gave 0.0015 g (70%) of epothiolone B (2) as a pale yellow oil which was identical with an authentic sample in 1H NMR, IR, mass spectrum, and [α]D.

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