Boron trifluoride etherate → HCID 12094930, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

4 g (17.2 mmol) of ethyl 3-(6-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-1-yl)benzoate (6) and 50 ml of methylene chloride are introduced into a round-bottomed flask. The mixture is cooled to 0° C. and then 2.2 ml (17.2 mmol) of BF3.Et2O are added dropwise. The reaction mixture is stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour and then 25 ml of a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution are added. The mixture is separated by settling and the aqueous phase extracted with methylene chloride. The combined organic phases are dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (cyclohexane/ethyl acetate: 80/20). The title product is obtained in the form of a pale yellow oil (3.4 g).

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