Dimethylformamide → 2(3H)-Benzofuranone, 3,3-dimethyl-

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A solution of 3H-Benzofuran-2-one (4.02 g, 30 mmol) dissolved in THF (15 mL) was added cautiously to a suspension of NaH (95% dry, 1.58 g, 66 mmol) in DMF (60 mL) and THF (30 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere, at 0° C. The mixture was stirred until gas evolution ceased, then MeI (5.6 mL, 90 mmol) was added slowly to avoid boiling over. After MeI addition was complete the reaction further stirred 1 h at room temperature then quenched by carefully pouring onto a mixture of HCl (1N) and ice. The resulting solution was extracted with ether, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, and chromatographed on silica eluted with a gradient of 5-50% ethyl acetate/hexanes, yielding 3.16 g (65% yield) of the product.

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