Sodium Hydroxide → cis-4-Hydroxy-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro spiro(benzothiepine-3,1'-cyclohexane)-1,1-dioxide

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To a solution of 0.2 g (0.56 mmole) of 59 in 20 ml of CH2Cl2, was added 8 g of 50% NaOH and one drop of Aliquat-336 (methyltricaprylylammonium chloride) phase transfer catalyst. The reaction mixture was stirred for 10 h at room temperature. Twenty g of ice was added to the mixture and the mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×10 ml) washed with water, brine and dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to recover 0.15 g of crude product. This was recrystallized from Hexane/EtOAc to give 125 mg of white crystal, mp 209-210° C. Proton and carbon NMR and mass spectra were consistent with the product.

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