Methyl iodide → HCID 22911377, compound

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To a solution of the racemic mixture of Example 7 (200 mg, 0.39 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (2.0 ml), sodium hydride (78 mg of 60% sodium hydride mineral oil dispersion; 46 mg, 2.0 mmol of sodium hydride) was added; and the resulting mixture was stirred for 15 minutes at ambient temperature. Methyl iodide (0.10 ml, 1.6 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred for 18 hours at ambient temperature. The solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate/water (20 ml of each). The aqueous phase was separated and extracted with three equal volumes of ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were dried (anhydrous sodium sulfate) and concentrated in vacuo to a yellow oil. Flash chromatography of the entire sample (silica gel, 40 micron mesh; elution with ethyl acetate/hexane=1:10 in volume) afforded the title compound (118 mg) as a light-yellow oil.

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