“…By following the general procedure, compound 1 (51.4 mg, 0.140 mmol) was converted to 6c (56 mg, 82%), which was obtained as a colorless oil: R f = 0.58 (25% EtOAc in hexanes); [α] D 20 −70.8 ( c 0.68, CHCl 3 ); 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.38–7.29 (m, 7 H, ArH), 7.13–7.11 (m, 2 H, ArH), 5.52 (dd, J = 3.5, 1.5 Hz, 1 H, H-2), 5.36 (dd, J = 10.0, 3.5 Hz, 1 H, H-3), 5.29 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1 H, H-1), 4.72 and 4.69 (ABq, J AB = 11.5 Hz, 2 H, C H 2 Ar), 4.32 (dq, J = 9.5, 6.5 Hz, 1 H, H-5), 3.93 and 3.88 (ABq, J AB = 15.0 Hz, 2 H, C H 2 Cl), 3.60 (dd, J = 9.5, 9.5 Hz, 1 H, H-4), 2.32 (s, 3 H, C H 3 Ar), 2.12 (s, 3 H, COC H 3 ), 1.37 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3 H, H-6); 13 C[ 1 H] NMR (126 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 170.1 ( C OCH 3 ), 166.2 ( C OCH 2 Cl), 138.2, 137.9, 132.7, 130.0, 129.5, 128.6, 128.0, 127.8 (Ar C ), 86.0 (C-1), 78.8 (C-4), 75.3 ( C H 2 Ar), 73.9 (C-3), 71.4 (C-2), 69.1 (C-5), 40.6 ( C H 2 Cl), 21.2 ( C H 3 Ar), 20.9 ( C OCH 3 ), 17.8 (C-6); IR (cast film) 3030, 2978, 2918, 1748, 1494, 1262 cm –1 ; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m / z : [M + Na] + Calcd for C 24 H 27 ClO 6 SNa 501.1109; Found 501.1107.…”