Potassium Iodide → methyl 4-((1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aS,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a-((2-hydroxyethyl)amino)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,7a,8,11,11a,11b,12,13,13a,13b-octadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-yl)benzoate

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A mixture of methyl 4-((1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aS,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a-amino-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,7a,8,11,11a,11b,12,13,13a,13b-octadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-yl)benzoate (1500 mg, 2.76 mmol), 2-bromoethanol (1034 mg, 8.27 mmol), potassium phosphate (1756 mg, 8.27 mmol) and potassium iodide (916 mg, 5.52 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 mL) was heated up at 120° C. for 15 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into distilled water (40 mL). The white precipitate was filtered and washed with distilled water (100 mL). The white solid was dried under vacuum to provide the desired product (1.4 g, 86%). LCMS: m/e 588.5 (M+H)+, 2.40 min (method 11).

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