Acetic Acid → N-Ethylcarbamate 4-chloro-5-methoxy-8-methyl-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydroindeno[1,2-c]pyrrole

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N-chlorosuccinimide (0.39 g, 2.9 mmol) and acetic acid (3 mL) were added to a solution of N-ethylcarbamate-5-methoxy-8-methyl-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydroindeno[1,2-c]pyrrole (from Example 2, Step A) (0.80 g, 2.9 mmol) in DCE (3 mL). The resulting solution was stirred for 3 hours at 60° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with CH2Cl2 (50 mL), and washed with H2O (50 mL). The organic extract was dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (SiO2) using a 0-35% EtOAc-hexanes gradient to afford 50 mg (6%) of the subtitle compound (The major product is N-ethylcarbamate-5-methoxy-6-chloro-8-methyl-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydroindeno[1,2-c]pyrrole, 78%). MS calculated for C16H20ClNO3+H: 310, observed: 310.

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