Vinylcyclopentane → (3R,4R,5S)-5-[(1R,2E)-3-cyclopentyl-1-hydroxyprop-2-en-1-yl]-3-ethoxy-4-hydroxydihydrofuran-2(3H)-one

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550 mg of 51 (2.47 mmol), 0.987 g of vinylcyclopentane (10.26 mmol), 18 mL of CH2Cl2 and 63 mg of 2nd generation Grubb's catalyst (C46H65Cl2N2PRu, MW 848.98, 0.030 mmol) are added to a 50 mL round-bottomed flask. The medium is stirred for 24 h at RT and then the insoluble material is filtered and the solvent is evaporated. The crude product is chromatographed on a silica cartridge (40 g, eluent AcOEt/heptane—in an AcOEt gradient: 50 to 100%). 85 mg of expected product 52 are obtained.

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