Methyl chloroformate → (5S)-5-(acetylamino)-9,10,11-trimethoxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-3-yl methyl carbonate

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Triethylamine (70 μl; 0.5 mmol) and methyl chloroformate (39 μl; 0.5 mmol) were added to a solution of N-acetyl-colchicinol (0.178 g; 0.5 mmol) in THF (3 ml). The mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 90 minutes. After removal of the insoluble material by filtration the residue was purified by flash chromatography eluting with dichloromethane/ethanol (98/2) to give (5S)-5-(acetylamino)-9,10,11-trimethoxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-3-yl methyl carbonate.

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