Iodoethane → (4r,7s)-2-(2-Chloro-phenyl)-1-ethyl-7,8,8-trimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-4,7-methano-indazol-3-one

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A solution of (4R,7S)-2-(2-chloro-phenyl)-7,8,8-trimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-4,7-methano-indazol-3-one (Intermediate 39; 151 mg, 0.5 mmol) and iodoethane (0.21 mL, 2.58 mmol) in N-methylpyrrolidine (1 mL) was heated at 100° C. in a sealed tube overnight. The reaction mixture was purified by preparative HPLC to give a brown gum which was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The solution was washed with 10% aqueous sodium thiosulfate (three times) and brine, dried (sodium sulfate), filtered, evaporated, and dried under high vacuum to give (4R,7S)-2-(2-chloro-phenyl)-1-ethyl-7,8,8-trimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-4,7-methano-indazol-3-one (76 mg, 46%) as an off-white foam. ES(+)-MS (M+H) 331.

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