“…The combined organic layer was washed with brine (50 mL × 2), dried over MgSO 4 , and evaporated. The residue was crystallized from hexane to give dibromide 7 as colorless crystals (7.00 g, 95%), mp 110–111 °C (lit . 110–112 °C); IR (KBr) 3401, 3294, 2964 cm –1 ; 1 H NMR (400 MHz) δ 1.23 (s, 18H), 6.53 (s, 2H), 7.30 (d, 2H, J = 2.3 Hz), 7.44 (d, 2H, J = 2.3 Hz); 13 C NMR (100 MHz) δ 31.2, 34.3, 109.5, 119.8, 130.6, 130.8, 145.4, 150.0; HRMS (FAB) calcd for C 20 H 24 Br 2 O 2 S M + 487.9843, found 487.9844.…”