1,2-Dichloroethane → ethyl 3-((1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aS,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a-(aziridin-1-yl)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,7a,8,11,11a,11b,12,13,13a,13b-octadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-yl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene-6-carboxylate

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To a flame dried 75 mL thick-walled resealable vessel was placed ethyl 3-((1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aS,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a-amino-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,7a,8,11,11a,11b,12,13,13a,13b-octadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-yl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene-6-carboxylate (0.453 g, 0.809 mmol) and flame dried potassium phosphate (0.859 g, 4.05 mmol), followed by 1,2-dichloroethane (24 mL) and acetonitrile (12 mL). The reaction mixture was flushed with nitrogen, sealed, and warmed to 130° C. for 36 hours. The crude reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered through a short bed of silica gel, washed with ethyl acetate to obtain a very pale orange solution, it was evaporated to dryness. White solid was obtained (0.3 g, 0.512 mmole, 63.3%), and used as it is. MS: m/e 586.55 (M+H)+, 2.791 min.

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