Methyl iodide → tert-Butyl (S)-5-(methylsulfanyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate

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To a solution of thiolactam 1b (10.50 g, 52.2 mmol) in 200 mL THF at rt, was added MeI (13.0 mL, 208.7 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 3.5 h, then concentrated. The residue was partitioned between CH2Cl2 and sat. NaHCO3 and the aqueous phase was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×). The combined organic extract was dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to afford 10.17 g (91%) of the title compound, 1c, as a brown oil. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ4.60 (dd, J=6.2, 7.3, 1H), 2.83-2.58 (m, 2H), 2.49 (s, 3H), 2.37-2.22 (m, 1H), 2.17-2.03 (m, 1H), 1.48 (s, 9H).

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