Ethylene Glycol → Ethyl 1,4-dioxaspiro(4.5)decane-8-carboxylate

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A mixture of ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate (500 g, 2.94 mol), ethane-1,2-diol (656 mL, 11.76 mol) and p-toluene sulfonic acid (10.06 g, 0.053 mol) was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen atmosphere for 3 days. After pouring in to diethyl ether (1 L), the mixture was washed with water (500 ml), dilute NaHCO3 solution (300 mL) followed by brine (500 mL). The organic layer was then dried (Na2SO4) filtered and concentrated to afford (590 g, 94% yield) the title compound as a colorless oil. Ref. J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 5284-5292.

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