1,3,4,6,7,8a-Hexahydro-1,1,5,5-tetramethyl-2H-2,4a-methanonaphthalen-8(5H)-one → HCID 86623586, compound

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Potassium tert-butoxide (13.0 g, 0.116 mol) and ethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (41.6 g, 0.112 mol) were added to a solution of 2,2,7,7-tetramethyltricyclo[6.2.1.01,6]undecan-5-one (1, 20.0 g, 0.091 mol) in cyclohexane (200 ml), the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 78 h and filtered through Celite®. The filtrate was concentrated and distilled under reduced pressure to give (at 95° C./0.1 mbar) 5-ethylidene-2,2,7,7-tetramethyltricyclo[6.2.1.01,6]undecane (2b, 13.1 g, 62% yield, colourless liquid).

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