Dimethylformamide → 7-Hydroxy-6-(4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl)-4-oxaspiro[2.4]hept-6-en-5-one

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To a 0° C. solution of methyl 1-(2-(4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl)acetoxy)cyclopropanecarboxylate (2.0 g, 6.825 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) NaI (49 mg, 20.477 mol) was added and the mixture stirred at RT for 12 h. After complete consumption of the starting material (by TLC), the reaction mixture was quenched with ice water (3 mL) and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×50 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water (30 mL) and brine (20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to afford crude 7-hydroxy-6-(4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl)-4-oxaspiro[2.4]hept-6-en-5-one (2.0 g, 83%) as a light yellow color solid.

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