Fluoride Ion → 6-(2-Cyclopentyl-2-hydroxy-but-3-ynyl)-2,2-dimethyl-[1,3]dioxin-4-one

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A solution of crude 6-[2-cyclopentyl-2-hydroxy-4-(trimethylsilyl)but-3-yn-1-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-4H-1,3-dioxin-4-one (25 mmol), ceasium fluoride (7.6 g, 50 mmol) dissolved in MeOH (75 mL) was stirred over night. The solvent was removed and the residue was diluted with EtOAc, washed with 0.5 N citric acid, 1 N NaHCO3, brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. Purification by flash column chromatography (20% to 30% EtOAc in hexanes) gave the product (3.6 g, 54%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) □: 1.45-1.80 (m, 8H), 1.72 (s, 3H), 1.74 (s, 3H), 2.13-2.18 (m, 1H), 2.49 (s, 1H), 2.56 (s, 1H), 2.58 (s, 2H), 5.43 (s, 1H).

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