2,4-Dichlorophenol → rac-(1S,5R)-3-[5-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-2-ethylphenyl]-1,8,8-trimethylbicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,4-dione

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

To a mixture of rac-3-(5-bromo-2-ethylphenyl)-1,8,8-trimethylbicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,4-dione (0.175 g, 0.48 mmol), cesium carbonate (0.314 g, 0.96 mmol) and 2,4-dichlorophenol (0.393 g, 2.41 mmol) is added copper (II) trifluoromethanesulfonate (0.009 g, 0.024 mmol) and powdered 3 Å molecular sieves (0.200 g). Degassed anhydrous toluene (2 ml) is then added, followed by purging with nitrogen and heating at 170° C. for 1 hour under microwave irradiation. After cooling to room temperature the reaction mixture is quenched with 2M aqueous hydrochloric acid and extracted with dichloromethane (×2). The organic phase is separated and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product is then purified by preparative reverse phase HPLC to afford rac-(1S,5R)-3-[5-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-2-ethylphenyl]-1,8,8-trimethylbicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,4-dione.

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