Hydrogen Bromide → 3-Ethylhexahydro-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methyl-2H-azepin-2-one

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A solution of 3-(2-bromo-3-oxocyclohex-1-enyl)-3-ethylhexahydro-1-methylazepin-2-one (6.57 g) in dichloromethane (70 ml) was treated with 48% HBr in acetic acid (1 ml). After 3 hours NMR indicated completion. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue triturated with aqueous ammonia to yield the title compound as a white crystalline solid, m.p. 178°-80° C. (EtOAc).

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