Dichloromethane → (7R)-2-acetoxymethyl-7-[(1R,7aR)-octahydro-4-trimethylsilyloxy-7a-methyl-1H-inden-1-yl]-octen-4-ol

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A 1.72 g amount of the compound (4-7), (4R)-4-[(1R,7aR)-octahydro-4-trimethylsilyloxy-7a-methyl-1H-inden-1-yl]-pentanal and 1.10 g of 2-(trimethylsilyl-methyl)-2-propenyl acetate were taken in a 200 ml eggplant-shaped flask, then 30 ml of dichloromethane was added and the solution stirred at -78° C. To this was added 0.86 ml of BF·Et2 0, then the solution stirred at -78° C. for 1 hour. Further, 3 ml of triethylamine was added to stop the reaction, then the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by a silica gel column (IR-60, 150 g, hexane/ethyl acetate=50/1 to 9/1) to obtain the desired product (4-8), (7R)-2-acetoxymethyl-7-[(1R,7aR)-octahydro-4-trimethylsilyloxy-7a-methyl-1H-inden-1-yl]-octen-4-ol in an amount of 1.32 g (yield 57%).

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