Hydrochloric Acid → (R)-1-trichloromethyl-3-methyl-2-butenyl acetoacetate

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To a solution of (R)-3-methyl-1-trichloromethylbut-2-en-1-yl (S)-3-[N-(1-(1-naphthyl)ethyl)amino]but-2-enoate (10 g, 0.023 mole) in tetrahydrofuran (200 ml) at room temperature was added, in one portion, 0.5 N aqueous hydrochloric acid (250 ml, 0.125 mole). Upon addition of the acid, a white precipitate formed immediately, then slowly disappeared. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for a total of 62 hours and then extracted three times with 200 ml of hexane, after which the combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The pale yellow oily residue was distilled to yield (R)-1-trichloromethyl-3-methyl-2-butenyl acetoacetate (5.57 g, 85% yield); bp, 90°-92° C. (0.05 mmHg); [α]D25 =+13.00° (CHCl3).

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