“…A variation on the method developed by Walter was used to construct the N-Pmc-thioacetamide (2a) test system, through addition of methylmagnesium bromide to N-Pmc-isothiocyanate 1. 15 In addition to the EDCI thiophile, diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), 2-(1H-7azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl uronium hexafluorophosphate (HATU), benzotriazol-1-yl-oxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), and 2-chloro-1-methylpyridinium iodide (Mukaiyama reagent) were each evaluated under identical conditions for their ability to promote the desired reaction in both N,N-dimethylformamide and dichloromethane. DIC was immediately excluded because it failed to yield any desired product.…”