Methanol → HCID 14430179, compound

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A solution of 3.5 g of 4-oxocyclohex-1-enepropionic acid in 16.5 ml of methanol and 0.9 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid was refluxed for 30 minutes. The mixture was cooled and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was partitioned between 50 ml of 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate and 100 ml of ether. The separated aqueous layer was washed twice with 100-ml portions of ether and the washings were combined with the original organic layer and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated to give a crude product which was found to be a 1:1 mixture of double bond isomers by NMR analysis. Flash chromatography of this crude product (silica gel, 3:7 ethyl acetate-hexane) separated the compounds and gave methyl 4-oxocyclohex-2-enepropionate as a clear oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 3.60 (s, 3H); 5.70-6.00 (dd, 1H); 6.60-6.95 (d of m, 1H).

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