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. 2014 Mar 10;136(13):4853–4856. doi: 10.1021/ja5007838

Table 3. Desulfonylation Reveals the Methyl Group.

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Reaction conditions: (A) Mg (40 equiv), MeOH, 50 °C, 2 h; (B) SmI2 (4 equiv), H2O (50 equiv), THF, rt, 30 min; (C) Raney-nickel, EtOH, reflux, 2 h.

a

The reaction was followed by bubbling with 1 atm O2 for 12 h.