Cerium(III) chloride → (3aRS,4RS,7aRS)-7,7-dimethyl-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-[(2-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]-4-perhydroisoindolol

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Reaktionsschritte

To a suspension of 2.61 g of 2-methoxyphenylmagnesium bromide in 10 cm3 of tetrahydrofuran, cooled to 15° C., is added, dropwise and with stirring, a solution of 1.3 g of (3aRS,7aRS)-7,7-dimethyl-2-[(2-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]-4-perhydroisoindolone in 30 cm3 of tetrahydrofuran, followed by 2 g of anhydrous cerium chloride. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 18 hours, treated with 80 cm3 of saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution, taken up in 100 cm3 of ethyl acetate and washed with 100 cm3 of saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution. The organic phase is separated out after settling has taken place, dried over magnesium sulphate, filtered and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure (2.7 kPa). The residue is chromatographed on a column of silica gel (particle size 0.04-0.06 mm, diameter 3.6 cm, height 22 cm), eluting under a pressure of 0.5 bar of nitrogen with a mixture of cyclohexane and ethyl acetate (70/30 by volume) and collecting 50 cm3 fractions. Fractions 47 to 54 are combined and then concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure (2.5 kPa). The residue is crystallized in 1 cm3 of acetonitrile. 0.177 g of (3aRS,4RS,7aRS)-7,7-dimethyl-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-[(2-methoxyphenyl)acetyl]-4-perhydroisoindolol is obtained, in the form of white crystals melting at 187° C.

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