Abstract
Alkylation of 7-endo-ethylbicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-one (2a) and 7-endo-methylbicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-one (2b) with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) and the appropriate alkyl iodide (methyl and ethyl iodide, respectively) afforded the title compound such that alkylation had occurred exclusively on the exo face of the bicyclo[3.2.0] system.