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9a (95:2:3). After chromatography (20–50% EtOAc–
hexane) 50 mg (79%) of 7a was isolated as a pale yellow
oil. When the reaction was quenched after 5 min at 0 8C
[CuCN (19 mg, 0.21 mmol), MeLi (0.15 mL, 1.4 M,
0.21 mmol), 2a (11 mg, 0.04 mmol)] was obtained 9a as a
single product (4.9 mg, 45%).
123, 108, 91, 81. HRMS calcd for C16H25O2S [MC1]C:
281.1575. Found: 281.1562. Anal. calcd for C16H24O2S: C,
68.53; H, 8.63; S, 11.43. Found: C, 68.74; H, 8.78; S, 11.18.
4.3.3. Synthesis of (C)-(5R,SS)-(3E)-4-(p-tolylsulfinyl)-
non-3-en-5-ol, 11a. From CuCN (20 mg, 0.22 mmol) in
2.2 mL of Et2O, MeLi (0.16 mL, 1.4 M, 0.22 mmol) and 4a
(19.7 mg, 0.074 mmol) in 0.7 mL of Et2O following the
above procedure (2 h) was obtained a mixture of 4a, 11a and
10a (8:79:13). After chromatography (20–50% EtOAc–
hexane) 11.4 mg (55%) of pure 11a was isolated as a
colorless oil.
Data for 7a. RfZ0.14 (30% EtOAc–hexane). [a]2D0Z
1
K181.1 (cZ1.03). H NMR (300 MHz) d 0.72 (t, 3H, JZ
6.6 Hz, Me), 0.95–1.20 (m, 4H, H-7, H-8), 1.14 (t, 3H, JZ
7.4 Hz, Me), 1.23–1.32 (m, 1H, H-6), 1.50–1.60 (m, 1H,
H-6), 2.38 (s, 3H, Me p-Tol), 2.48 (m, 1H, H-2), 2.71 (m,
1H, H-2), 3.53 (d, 1H, JZ2.3 Hz, OH), 4.28 (ap td, 1H, JZ
7.8, 2.2 Hz, H-5), 6.17 (dd, 1H, JZ8.2, 7.0 Hz, H-3), 7.28
(d, 2H, JZ8.2 Hz, ArH), 7.41 (d, 2H, JZ8.3 Hz, ArH). 13C
NMR (50 MHz) d 13.7 (Me), 13.8 (Me), 21.2 (Me p-Tol),
22.1, 22.3, 27.5, 34.1 (C-2), 67.2 (C-5), 124.1 (2C p-Tol),
129.8 (2C p-Tol), 138.9 (2C), 140.9, 144.9. IR (film): 3400
(br), 2960, 2940, 2880, 1650, 1600, 1500, 1460, 1380, 1120,
1090, 1050, 1020, 810 cmK1. MS (CI/CH4): 282 [MC2]C,
281 [MC1]C (100%), 263, 247, 139, 123. HRMS calcd for
C16H25O2S [MC1]C: 281.1575. Found: 281.1570.
Data for 11a. RfZ0.15 (30% EtOAc–hexane). [a]2D0Z
1
C23.2 (cZ1.09). H NMR (200 MHz) d 0.77 (t, 3H, JZ
7.3 Hz, Me), 1.10 (t, 3H, JZ7.5 Hz, Me), 1.11–1.64 (m, 6H,
H-6, H-7, H-8), 2.33 (m, 2H, H-2), 2.38 (s, 3H, Me p-Tol),
2.53 (br s, 1H, OH), 4.53 (m, 1H, H-5), 6.43 (t, 1H, JZ
7.6 Hz, H-3), 7.28 (d, 2H, JZ8.9 Hz, ArH), 7.52 (d, 2H, JZ
8.3 Hz, ArH). 13C NMR (50 MHz) d 13.5 (Me), 13.8 (Me),
21.3 (Me p-Tol), 21.9, 22.3, 27.9, 36.6 (C-2), 70.2 (C-5),
125.0 (2C p-Tol), 129.8 (2C p-Tol), 139.3, 140.7, 141.2,
144.8. IR (film): 3400 (br), 2980, 2960, 2880, 1650, 1600,
1500, 1460, 1380, 1090, 1040, 810 cmK1. MS (CI/NH3):
292 [MCNH4]C, 281 [MC1]C (100%), 263, 247, 223,
195, 165, 140, 123. HRMS calcd for C16H25O2S [MC1]C:
281.1575. Found: 282.1566.
Data for 9a. RfZ0.10 (30% EtOAc–hexane). [a]2D0ZK16.9
1
(cZ0.80). H NMR (500 MHz) d 0.85 (t, 3H, JZ6.7 Hz,
Me n-Bu), 1.18–1.28 (m, 4H, H-6, H-7), 1.53–1.59 (m, 2H,
H-5), 1.92 (d, 3H, JZ7.2 Hz, H-1), 2.36 (s, 3H, Me p-Tol),
2.36–2.38 (m, 1H, OH), 4.42–4.45 (m, 1H, H-4), 6.37 (q,
1H, JZ7.2 Hz, H-2), 7.25 (d, 2H, JZ7.9 Hz, ArH), 7.47 (d,
2H, JZ8.3 Hz, ArH). DNOE between Me vinyl/H-2: 9%;
between Me vinyl/H-4: 3%; between H-2/Me vinyl: 3.3%;
between H-2/ArH: 1.2%; between H-4/Me vinyl: 1.7%;
between H-4/ArH: 1.1%. 13C NMR (50 MHz) d 13.8 (Me
n-Bu), 14.5, 21.3, 22.2, 28.0, 36.6 (C-1), 68.8 (C-4), 125.3
(2C p-Tol), 129.8 (2C p-Tol), 131.9 (2C), 141.4, 147.6. IR
(film): 3400 (br), 2980, 2970, 2940, 2870, 1600, 1500, 1460,
1380, 1120, 1090, 1050, 1020, 810 cmK1. MS (CI/CH4):
268, 267 [MC1]C (100%), 249, 233, 109. HRMS calcd for
C15H23O2S [MC1]C: 267.1419. Found: 267.1417. Anal.
calcd for C15H22O2S: C, 67.39;H, 8.20; S, 11.96. Found: C,
67.52;H, 8.05; S, 11.87.
Partial data for 10a from the mixture. 1H NMR (200 MHz):
d 4.35 (m, 1H, H-5), 6.21 (dd, 1H, JZ8.2, 7.0 Hz, H-3).
4.3.4. Synthesis of (K)-(5R,SS)-(3Z)-4-(p-tolylsulfinyl)-
non-3-en-5-ol, 10a, and (C)-(5R,SS)-(3E)-4-(p-tolylsul-
finyl)-non-3-en-5-ol, 11a, and 5-(p-tolylsulfinyl)-non-4-
one, 12. From CuCN (25 mg, 0.28 mmol) in 20.75 mL of
Et2O, MeLi (0.17 mL, 0.27 mmol) and 3a (17 mg,
0.064 mmol) in 0.50 mL of Et2O following the above
procedure (2 h) was obtained a mixture of 10a, 11a and 12
(29:24:47). After chromatography (5–40% EtOAc–hexane)
3 mg (23%) of pure 10a, 2 mg (16%) of pure 11a and 9 mg
(36%) of 12 as a 60:40 mixture of diastereoisomers was
isolated. Data for isolated 11a are the same as above.
4.3.2. Synthesis of (K)-(5S,SS)-(3E)-4-(p-tolylsulfinyl)-
non-3-en-5-ol, 8a. From CuCN (17.3 mg, 0.20 mmol) in
2 mL of Et2O, MeLi (0.14 mL, 1.4 M, 0.20 mmol) and
5a (17 mg, 0.064 mmol) in 0.6 mL of Et2O following the
above procedure (2 h) was obtained a mixture of 7a, 8a and
9a (5:79:16). After chromatography (20–50% EtOAc–
hexane) 7 mg (38%) of pure 8a was isolated as a colorless
oil.
Data for 10a. RfZ0.18 (30% EtOAc–hexane). [a]2D0Z
K108.8 (cZ1.25). H NMR (300 MHz) d 0.81 (t, 3H, JZ
1
7.1 Hz, Me n-Bu), 1.12 (t, 3H, JZ7.4 Hz, Me Et), 1.10–1-
38 (m, 4H, H-7, H-8), 1.52–1.61 (m, 2H, H-6), 2.24 (d, 1H,
JZ5.1 Hz, OH), 2.34–2.48 (m, 1H, H-2), 2.38 (s, 3H, Me
p-Tol), 2.58–2.71 (m, 1H, H-2), 4.36 (ap q, 1H, JZ6.5 Hz,
H-5), 6.22 (dd, 1H, JZ8.6, 6.8 Hz, H-3), 7.29 (d, 2H, JZ
8.1 Hz, ArH), 7.48 (d, 2H, JZ8.3 Hz, ArH). IR (CCl4):
3400 (br), 2960, 2930, 2860, 1740, 1640, 1600, 1495, 1460,
1380, 1260, 1080, 1030, 1015, 810 cmK1. MS (EI): 281
(MC1), 263, 245, 223, 193, 149, 140 (100%), 139, 123,
111, 95, 92, 91, 81, 69, 57, 43, 41.
Data for 8a. RfZ0.13 (30% EtOAc–hexane). [a]2D0ZK25.5
1
(cZ0.64). H NMR (200 MHz) d 0.74 (t, 3H, JZ7.0 Hz,
Me), 1.08 (t, 3H, JZ7.5 Hz, Me), 1.09–1.33 (m, 5H), 1.47–
1.63 (m, 1H), 2.25–2.42 (m, 2H), 2.38 (s, 3H, Me p-Tol),
2.47 (d, 1H, JZ5.3 Hz, OH), 4.42 (m, 1H, H-5), 6.28 (t, 1H,
JZ7.6 Hz, H-3), 7.27 (d, 2H, JZ8.1 Hz, ArH), 7.49 (d, 2H,
JZ8.2 Hz, ArH). 13C NMR (50 MHz) d 13.5 (Me), 13.8
(Me), 21.3 (Me p-Tol), 22.1 (2C), 28.1, 37.0 (C-2), 68.9
(C-5), 125.3 (2C p-Tol), 129.8 (2C p-Tol), 138.6, 140.3,
141.4, 146.3. IR (film): 3400, 2980, 2960, 2940, 1600, 1490,
1460, 1380, 1090, 1040, 1010, 810 cmK1. MS (CI/NH3):
281 [MC1]C, 265 (100%), 247, 233, 224, 195, 158, 141,
Partial data for 12 (major isomer, from the mixture). RfZ
0.26 (30% EtOAc–hexane). 1H NMR (300 MHz) d 2.39 (s,
3H, Me p-Tol), 3.54 (dd, JZ9.9, 4.9 Hz, H-5).
Partial data for 12 (minor isomer, from the mixture). RfZ
0.26 (30% EtOAc–hexane). 1H NMR (300 MHz) d 2.40 (s,
3H, Me p-Tol), 3.67 (dd, JZ9.6, 4.6 Hz, H-5).