Sodium Iodide → (1aS,5aR)-1,1,2-trimethyl-1,1a,5,5a-tetrahydro-3-thia-cyclopropa[a]pentalene-4-carboxylic acid 4-(2,2-dimethyl-[1,3]dioxan-5-ylmethoxy)-3,5-dimethyl-benzylamide

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To a solution of (1aS,5aR)-1,1,2-trimethyl-1,1a,5,5a-tetrahydro-3-thia-cyclopropa[a]pentalene-4-carboxylic acid 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-benzylamide (28.8 mg, 0.08 mmol, Example 5 step b) in isopropanol (3.5 mL) and 2 N aq. NaOH (0.6 mL) is added a catalytic amount of NaI followed by methanesulfonic acid 2,2-dimethyl-[1,3]dioxan-5-ylmethyl ester (90 mg, 0.40 mmol, B. Xu, G. Kirschenheuter, A. F. Greslin, X. Cheng, J. Sennelo, M. Cattaneo, M. L. Zighetti, A. Chen, S.-A, Kim, H. S. Kim, N. Bischofberger, G. Cook, K. A. Jacobson, J. Med. Chem. 45 (2002) 5694-5709). The reaction mixture is shaken at rt for 8 h, diluted with 1 N aq. NaOH, and extracted twice with DCM. The organic extracts are dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated. The residue is purified by prep. HPLC to give (1aS,5aR)-1,1,2-trimethyl-1,1a,5,5a-tetrahydro-3-thia-cyclopropa[a]pentalene-4-carboxylic acid 4-(2,2-dimethyl-[1,3]dioxan-5-ylmethoxy)-3,5-dimethyl-benzylamide (28 mg) as a colourless solid. LC-MS: tR=1.13 min, [M+1]+=484.34.

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