Nitromethane → HCID 11446856, compound

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To a solution of cyano-cyclohexylidene-acetic acid methyl ester (20.0 g, 112 mmol) in acetonitrile (400 mL) was added nitromethane (30 mL, 558 mmol) followed by dropwise addition of DBU (16.9 mL, 113 mmol) over five minutes. The solution went from clear to orange and was stirred at room temperature for 5.5 hours. The solution was diluted with ether (1 L), washed with 1N HCl (2×250 mL) and then brine (2×250 mL). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed on a wet-packed silica gel column (6.5×40 cm) eluting with 95:5 hexanes/ethyl acetate. The appropriate fractions were combined and evaporated to give 18.6 g (86%) of 1-cyano-spiro[2.5]octane-1-carboxylic acid methyl ester as a clear oil: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.35 (m, 1H), 1.49 (d, J=5.0 Hz, 1H), 1.5–1.75 (m, 9H), 1.82 (d, J=5.0 Hz, 1H), 3.83 (s, 3H).

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