5-hexyl-4-methoxy-5-methylthiophen-2-one

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

Procedure: From 33 (40.3 mg, 0.19 mmol) and dimethyl sulfate (35 μL, 0.37 mmol) following general procedure H was obtained 36 (25 mg, 58%) after flash chromatography (15% EtOAc/Hexanes). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 0.86 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 1.08-1.13 (m, 1H), 1.24 (s, 6H), 1.35-1.39 (m, 1H), 1.61 (s, 3H), 1.75-1.82 (m, 2H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 5.30 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 14.0, 22.5, 25.1, 26.4, 29.2, 31.5, 38.9, 59.4, 59.4, 101.3, 187.3, 193.8.