Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 55299493, compound

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Reaction Steps

Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid (1.10 g, 10.0 mmol) was placed in a round-bottomed bottomed flask, filled with nitrogen, and 30 mL of THF (30 mL) was added. The solution was cooled to −78° C., and LDA (8.8 mL, 2.5 m in hexane) was added dropwise. After being stirred for 30 min., the solution was bubbled by nitrogen stream containing formaldehyde gas (formaldehyde gas was in situ generated by thermal degradation of anhydrouse paraformaldehyde at 160° C.). When the reaction solution turned light yellow, the reaction mixture was quenched with a saturated aqueous NH4Cl solution at −78° C., and the organic material was extracted with EtOAc. The organic extracts were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound.

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