m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → 2-[1-[(4-Chlorophenyl)sulfonyl]-2-methyl-5-(methylsulfonyl)pentyl]-1,4-difluorobenzene

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The 2-[1-[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl]-2-methyl-5-(methylsulfinyl)pentyl]-1,4-difluorobenzene (66 mg, 0.15 mmol) obtained in Example 45 was dissolved in methylene chloride (5 ml). Under ice cooling, 3-chloroperbenzoic acid (32 mg, 0.19 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The residue obtained by concentrating the reaction mixture under reduced pressure was purified by silica gel chromatography (methylene chloride:methanol=100:1) to yield a white solid. The resulting white solid was washed with diethyl ether/methylene chloride, whereby the title compound (52 mg, 76%) was obtained as a white powder.

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