Table 1.

Reaction Development^a

entry	deviation from optimized conditions	time (h)	yield (%)
1	none	1.5	72
2	no PhCOOH	24	38
3	50 mol % of PhCOOH	1	72
4	AcOH instead of PhCOOH	2.5	66
5	2-EHA instead of PhCOOH	2.5	67
6	0.2 M conc	1.5	67
7	0.05 M conc	2.5	69
8	1.5 equiv of THIQ	2	46
9	3 equiv of THIQ	1.5	55

^aReactions were performed on a 0.2 mmol scale. All yields correspond to isolated yields.

2-EHA = 2-ethylhexanoic acid