Carbon Dioxide → HCID 18370915, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of benzofuran (0.250 mL, 2.32 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (12.5 mL) stiffing at −100° C. (CO2, ether bath) was added n-BuLi (1.377 mL, 2.203 mmol, 1.6 M in hexanes). The reaction was stirred for 30 min (yellow color) and added dropwise via a canulated into a solution of diethyl oxalate (0.314 mL, 2.32 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (7 mL) stiffing at −100° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h and then quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution. The mixture was warmed to rt, diluted with dichloromethane, and washed with 0.1 N HCl. The organic layer was separated, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluted with dichloromethane). The fractions containing the title compound were collected and repurified by flash chromatography on silica gel (25% acetone/hexane) to provide the title compound (ethyl 2-(benzofuran-2-yl)-2-oxoacetate, 237 mg, 47% yield).

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