Water → HCID 86623967, compound

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Reaction Steps

[2R-(2α, 3aα, 12bβ)]-11-fluoro-2-hydroxymethyl-3,3a,8,12b-tetrahydro-2H-dibenzo [3,4:6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-b]furan (4.1 g, 0.0144 mol) was dissolved in DCM (20 ml). Triethylamine (0.0173 mol) was added and the mixture was cooled on an ice-bath. A solution of 4-methyl-benzenesulfonyl chloride (0.0159 mol) in DCM (10 ml) was added over ±5 min. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 0° C. then allowed to warm to room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. Water (20 ml) was added. The layers were separated. The organic phase was stirred in a 10% aqueous potassium carbonate solution for one hour. The layers were separated. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered and the solvent evaporated. The residue was stirred in toluene (30 ml). A 10% aqueous potassium carbonate solution (30 ml) was added. The layers were separated. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered and the solvent evaporated, yielding 5.8 g (92%) of [2R-(2α, 3aα, 12bβ)]11-fluoro-3,3a,8,12b-tetrahydro-2H-dibenzo[3,4:6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-b]furan-2-methanol-4-methylbenzenesulfonate, intermediate 1. An alternative method of preparing this intermediate is described in W003/048146 [CAS number=543741-40-8].

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