“…The solid was slurried in hot EtOAc (300 mL) to dissolve any sulfur related byproducts and triturated with hexane (200 mL) to afford 17.1 g of 99 (53%) as a white solid: mp 148-149 °C; 1 H NMR (CD3OD) δ 5.20 (s, 2 H), 7.30 (m, 5 H) remaining CH2 not observable; 13 C NMR (CD3OD) δ 54. 8, 68.7, 129.1, 129.2, 129.4, 137.1, 171.8, 185.3, 198.6; MS (FAB) m/z (rel intensity) 284 (M + H, 99), 567 (9), 566 (8), 392 (8), 362 (7), 361 (10), 360 (57), 285 (14), 284 (99), 92 (6), 91 (72). Anal.…”