3-phenoxy-1-phenylpropan-1-one

Conditions: temp:-73.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Trimethylsilyl-bis(methylthio)methane, 2.65 g, was dissolved in 15 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 7 ml of 1.6 mole hexane solution of n-butyl lithium was dropwise added to the solution in an argon flow under ice cooling. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 30 minutes. After cooling to -73° C., a solution of 2.26 g of 4-phenoxypropiophenone in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran was dropwise added to the mixture. Then, the temperature was gradually elevated to room temperature followed by stirring for 16 hours. After saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution was added to the mixture, it was extracted with chloroform. After drying the chloroform phase over magnesium sulfate, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform : hexane =1 : 1) to give 3.04 g of the oily product. was gradually elevated to room temperature by stirring for 16 hours was extracted with chloroform After drying the chloroform phase over magnesium sulfate the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform : hexane =1 : 1)

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 2-Diethoxyphosphoryl-1,3-dithiolan, 3.0 g, was dissolved in 30 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 7.75 ml of 1.6 mole hexane solution of n-butyl lithium was dropwise added to the solution in an argon flow at -65° C. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for an hour. Then, a solution of 2.55 g of 4-phenoxypropiophenone in 9 ml of tetrahydrofuran was dropwise added to the mixture at the same temperature. The reaction mixture was gradually warmed to room temperature overnight. This suspension was poured onto saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution and the mixture was extracted with chloroform. After drying the chloroform phase over magnesium sulfate, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform : hexane =1 : 1) to give 2.60 g of the product. the mixture was extracted with chloroform After drying the chloroform phase over magnesium sulfate the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform : hexane =1 : 1)

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 2-Diethoxyphosphoryl-1,3-dithiane, 4.18 g, was dissolved in 40 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 10.5 ml of 1.6 mole hexane solution of n-butyl lithium was dropwise added to the solution in an argon flow at -65° C. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for an hour. Then, a solution of 36.2 g of 4-phenoxypropiophenone in 15 ml of tetrahydrofuran was dropwise added to the mixture at the same temperature. The reaction mixture was gradually warmed to room temperature overnight. This suspension was poured onto saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution followed by extraction with chloroform. After drying the chloroform phase over magnesium sulfate, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform : hexane =1 : 1) to give 4.15 g of the product. followed by extraction with chloroform After drying the chloroform phase over magnesium sulfate the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform : hexane =1 : 1)