Carbon Dioxide → HCID 86701981, compound

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(S,E)-tert-Butyl 5-((tert-butylsulfinylimino)methyl)thiophene-2-carboxylate (1 g, 3.17 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (15.85 ml) and chilled to −45° C. in an acetone bath to which dry ice had been added to achieve the desired temperature. Isobutylmagnesium bromide (2.0M in diethyl ether; 3.17 ml, 6.34 mmol) was added dropwise over ˜5 minutes. The mixture was stirred for 4 hours keeping the temperature between −40° C. and −50° C. by periodic addition of dry ice and then warmed to room temperature overnight. The mixture was quenched with saturated ammonium chloride (exothermic, bubbling) and extracted with dichloromethane (three times; considerable emulsion formed). The organic extracts were dried with sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated and chromatographed to provide both tert-butyl 5-((R)-1-((S)-1,1-dimethylethylsulfinamido)-3-methylbutyl)thiophene-2-carboxylate and tert-butyl 5-((S)-1-((S)-1,1-dimethylethylsulfinamido)-3-methylbutyl)thiophene-2-carboxylate as separate compounds.

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