P-Chloroacetophenone → 6-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-3-(2-isopropyl-phenylsulfanyl)-pyran-2-one

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The title compound was prepared by Method A using 4'-chloroacetophenone (2.33 g, 15.1 mmol), trimethylsilyl triflate (3.5 mL, 18.1 mmol), triethylamine (4.26 mL, 30.6 mmol), methylene chloride (30 mL), and diethyl ester of [(2-isopropylphenyl)thio] propanedioic acid (3.11 g, 10.0 mmol) m.p. 148-151° C.; 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 1.25 (d, 6H), 3.41 (m, 1H), 6.86 (s, 1H), 6.92 (m, 1H), 7.08 (m, 2H), 7.27 (m, 1H), 7.62 (m, 2H), 7.86 (m, 2H).

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