N-bromobutanimide → HCID 18925573, compound

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11.42 g (50 mmol) of (-)-1,2,3,4-tetra-hydro-1,4a,9b-trimethyl-1,4-methanodibenzofuran obtained in Example 1 were dissolved in 110 ml of tetrahydrofuran and were treated dropwise with a solution containing 8.9 g of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) in 50 ml of dimethylformamide (DMF). The reaction mixture was maintained under stirring at room temperature for 2 h, 30 min, and was then poured into ice-cold water and extracted with 500 ml of ethyl ether. After rinsing with water, drying over magnesium sulfate, filtering and evaporating, 13.8 g (90%) of the expected derivative, melting at 119.8° C., were isolated after chromatography on silica in hexane.

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