“…The aqueous phase was neutralized with concentrated HCl and extracted with CH 2 Cl 2 (3 × 50 mL). The combined extracts were dried over MgSO 4 , and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to afford endo -5-carboxy- exo -6-phenylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene ( 24a ) as a colorless solid (7.2 g, 56% from the iodolactone): mp 113−113.5 °C (lit . mp 113−114 °C); 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ 7.18−7.35 (m, 5H), 6.44 (dd, 5.6 Hz, 3.2 Hz, 1H, H−C3), 6.19 (dd, 5.6 Hz, 2.9 Hz, 1H, H−C2), 3.49 (s, 1H, H−C4), 3.03−3.32 (m, 3H, H−C4,5,6), 1.80 (d, 8.8 Hz, 1H, H a -C7), 1.60 (dd, 8.8 Hz, 1.7 Hz, 1H, H b -C7); IR 2700−3300, 3072, 3032, 2986, 2881, 1703, 1680 cm -1 .…”