Hydroquinone → Methyl bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylate

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Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD, available from Aldrich, 256.5 mL, 1.9 mol), methylacrylate (available from Aldrich, 405 mL, 4.5 mol) and hydroquinone (3.2 g, 0.03 mol) were charged into a 2 L high pressure reactor and heated to 220° C. The mixture was stirred at 300 rpm for 5 hours. After the reaction was completed, the resultant was cooled and transferred to a distiller. Vacuum distillation was carried out at 50° C. using a vacuum pump at 1 torr to obtain the product (yield: 57.6%, exo/endo=58/42).

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