Triethylamine → 3-Ethoxyspiro[3.6]decan-1-one

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A solution of cycloheptyl carbonyl chloride (10.0 g, 0.062 mol) and ethoxyacetylene (40% w/w solution in hexanes, 6.0 g, 0.083 mol, 12 ml) in diethylether (50 ml) was treated dropwise with triethylamine (20 ml, 0.14 mol) and the reaction stirred for 5d at room temperature. Filtration and concentration of the filtrate in vacuo followed by chromatography (SiO2, 5:1 EtOAc:hexanes) gave the title compound as a pale yellow oil (10.5 g, 0.054 mol, 87%). δH (CDCl3, 300K) 4.78 (1H, s), 4.20 (2H, q J 7.1 Hz), 1.94-1.87 (2H, m), 1.83-1.77 (2H, m), 1.71-1.66 (2H, m), 1.63-1.52 (6H, m), 1.45 (3H, t J 7.1 Hz); m/z (ES+, 70V) 194.9 (MH+).

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