Diethyl Ether → (4s,7r)-2-(3,5-Dichloro-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 mixture of (4S,7R)-2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-7,8,8-trimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-4,7-methano-indazol-3-one (Intermediate 45; 400 mg, 1.2 mmol) and iodoethane (480 μL, 5.95 mmol) in dimethylformamide (5 mL) was heated at 95° C. for 7 h and then a further portion of iodoethane (480 μL, 5.95 mmol) was added. The solution was heated at 95° C. overnight. The solvent was evaporated, dichloromethane (100 mL) was added and the solution was washed with water (3×50 mL), saturated aqueous sodium thiosulfate (50 mL), and brine (50 mL). The solution was dried (magnesium sulfate), filtered, evaporated, and purified by column chromatography, eluting with 20% ethyl acetate/petroleum ether, and dried under high vacuum over the weekend to give a pale orange solid. The solid was stirred in a small amount of ether, and the insoluble material was filtered off and dried under high vacuum overnight to give (4S,7R)-2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-1-ethyl-7,8,8-trimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-4,7-methano-indazol-3-one (30 mg, 7%). ES(+)-MS (M+H) 351.

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