Toluene → Methyl 2-(1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-ylidene)acetate

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A solution of 1,4-dioxa-spiro[4.5]decan-8-one (5.00 g, 32.0 mmol) in 65 mL of anhydrous toluene was treated with methyl(triphenylphosphoranylidene) acetate (13.9 g, 41.6 mmol). The mixture was stirred at reflux for 18 h under nitrogen. Solvent was removed and the crude was purified by silica gel column chromatography using a 20% EtOAc:hexanes mixture as eluent to afford (1,4-dioxa-spiro[4.5]dec-8-ylidene)-acetic acid methyl ester (5.51 g, 81%) as a colorless oil.

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