“…H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.50− 7.11 (m, 5H), 6.79 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 6.01 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 5.77 (s, 1H), 5.00 (s, 2H), 3.58 (s, 3H);13 C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ 181.1, 158.50, 137.5, 134.8, 131.1, 129.3, 129.2, 114.5, 96.0, 56.3, 55.0; IR (neat) ν 3053, 2942, 1637, 1570, 1481, 1323, 1181, 1097, 1024, 836 cm -1 ; HRMS[ESI]: calculated for C13H14NO2S + [M+H] + : 248.0740, found 248.0744.1-(((4-Bromophenyl)thio)methyl)-2-methoxypyridin-4(1H)-one (3cc) was synthesized according to General Procedure A from 4bromophenyl methyl sulfoxide (1c) (42 mg, 0.3 mmol), 2.4 eq 4fluoro-2-methoxypyridine (2c) (91 mg, 0.72 mmol), eluted by 6:3:1 petroleum ether/ethyl acetate/dichloromethane to 3:3:1 petroleum ether/ethyl acetate/dichloromethane, to give 87 mg product 3cc as a colorless liquid in 89% yield. 3cc: Rf = 0.46 (10:1 dichloromethane/methanol).…”