Ethyl diazoacetate → 2-Methoxymethyl-2,6,6-trimethyl-3,5-dioxotetrahydropyran-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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To a solution of zinc chloride (11.80 ml, 11.80 mmol, 1M solution in diethyl ether) at 8° C. is carefully added a second solution of 2-methoxymethyl-2,5,5-trimethylfuran-3,4-dione (2.15 g, 11.56 mmol) in tert-butyl methyl ether (8 ml). This mixture is allowed to warm to 15° C. at which stage a solution of ethyl diazoacetate (1.35 g, 11.84 mmol) in tert-butyl methyl ether (6 ml) is added dropwise over 1 hour, maintaining an internal temperature below 21° C. with further stirring at room temperature overnight. The mixture is diluted with tert-butyl methyl ether (15 ml), washed with 1M hydrochloric acid (3×20 ml) and extracted with 1M sodium hydroxide (2×100 ml). To this aqueous phase is added solid sodium chloride, followed by acidification with concentrated hydrochloric acid then the mixture is extracted with dichloromethane. The organic extract is dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to afford 2-methoxymethyl-2,6,6-trimethyl-3,5-dioxo-tetrahydropyran-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (2.11 g) as a pink oil.

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