Sodium Chloride → 2-Cyclopenten-1-one, 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-(2-propen-1-yl)-

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Into a reaction vessel, a solution of 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-5-allyl-2-cyclopentenone (3 g) and MgCl2.6H2O (4.0 g) in water (120 ml) was charged, and the temperature was elevated up to 100° C. The contents were adjusted to pH 7.3 with 0.1 N NaOH solution, and stirring was continued at 100° C. for 4 hours, during which the pH was maintained at 7.0 to 7.3. After cooling, NaCl (40 g) was added to the reaction mixture, and the resultant mixture was extracted with ether (120 ml) 4 times. The extracts were combined together, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated at 40° C. under reduced pressure to give an oily substance (2.7 g). The oily substance was chromatographed with silica gel (30 g), followed by development with a solvent mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane (1:2 by volume) to give 2-allyl-3-methyl-4-hydroxy-2-cyclopentenone (2.6 g). Yield, 87%. N.M.R. (CDCl3, internal standard TMS, δ ppm, 90 MHz): 5.71 (complex m, 1H, --CH2 --CH=CHaHb); 5.06 (m, 1H, --CH2 --CH=CHaHb); 4.93 (m, 1H, --CH2 --CH=CHaHb); 4.74 (broad d, 1H, 4-H); 3.94 (broad s, 1H, 4-OH); 2.96 (d, 2H, --CH2 --CHCHaHb); 2.85 (d of d, 1H, 5-H); 2.27 (d of d, 1H, 5-H); 2.11 (s, 3H, 3-CH3).

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