2-Cyclopenten-1-one → Ethyl 2-oxobicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxylate

A suspension of carboethoxymethyl dimethylsulfonium bromide (45.5 g) in toluene (350 mL) was treated with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (30.2 g). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature. After one hour, the reaction mixture was treated with 2-cyclopenten-1-one (19.57 g). After an additional 18 hours, the reaction mixture was added to a 1N hydrochloric acid/sodium chloride solution. The resulting mixture was extracted with diethyl ether. The combined ether extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified using silica-gel chromatography, eluting with a linear gradient of 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes to 50% ethyl acetate/hexanes, to give 22.81 g of the title compound. Melting point: 36°-38° C.

1. waitAfter an additional 18 hours
2. extractionThe resulting mixture was extracted with diethyl ether
3. dry with materialThe combined ether extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate
4. filtrationfiltered
5. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
6. customThe residue was purified
7. washeluting with a linear gradient of 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes to 50% ethyl acetate/hexanes

ORD record

ord-8fef71afc98949c49bc84e25d6876698

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1998_03

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US05726320