3-Methoxy-7alpha-(2-propenyl)estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17beta-ol → (4S,5R)-3,4-dimethyl-1-[(2R,9Z)-11-(17beta-hydroxy-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-7alpha-yl)-2-(3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluorohexyl)-9-undecenoyl]-5-phenylimidazolidin-2-one

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3-Methoxy-7α-(2-propenyl)estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17β-ol (377 mg, 1.16 mmol) and (4S,5R)-3,4-dimethyl-1-[(2R)-2-(3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluorohexyl)-9-decenoyl]-5-phenylimidazolidin-2-one (1.36 g, 2.31 mmol) were dissolved in anhydrous dichloromethane (12 ml) at room temperature under nitrogen atmosphere. To this solution, benzylidene-bis(tricyclohexylphosphine)dichlororuthenium (47.5 mg, 5.78×10−2 mmol) was added, and the resulting mixture was heated under reflux for 5 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. After cooling, the reaction mixture was filtered through an alumina pad. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (Kanto Kagaku, silica gel 60 (spherical, neutral), 40–100 μm, eluent: ethyl acetate/n-hexane=1/1) to give a mixture of (4S,5R)-3,4-dimethyl-1-[(2R,9E)-11-(17β-hydroxy-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-7α-yl)-2-(3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluorohexyl)-9-undecenoyl]-5-phenylimidazolidin-2-one and (4S,5R)-3,4-dimethyl-1-[(2R,9Z)-11-(17β-hydroxy-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-7α-yl)-2-(3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluorohexyl)-9-undecenoyl]-5-phenylimidazolidin-2-one (579 mg, Yield 57%).

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