Methanol tetrahydrofuran water → HCID 66879138, compound

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To a solution of 120 mg 3-cyclopentyl-2-(3-methylthiophenyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one in 12 ml 1:1:1 mixture of THF/methanol/water, was added 800 mg OXONE®, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours. Then the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and extracted with water/ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography (silica gel, hexane/ethyl acetate=3:1) to yield 120 mg 3-cyclopentyl-2-(3-methylsulfonylphenyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one. The methylsulfone compound was condensed with hydroxylamine hydrochloride according to a procedure similar to that described in STEP 4 for Example 1 to afford 80 mg of 3-cyclopentyl-2-(3-methylsulfonylphenyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one oxime as a solid. mp=164-165° C.; 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ 7.90-7.85 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.52 (m, 2H), 7.19 (bs, 1H), 3.08 (s, 3H), 2.85 (m, 1H), 2.80 (m, 2H), 2.64 (m, 2H), 1.73 (m, 4H), 1.58 (m, 4H); APCI MS: m/z 320.1 (M+1).

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