3-Methylcyclopentanone → HCID 9812946, compound

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Reactants: 2-ethynylpyridine (620 mg, 6.0 mmol), 3-methylcyclopentanone (0.64 mL, 6.0 mmol); yields 2-[(4-methyl-1-cyclopenten-1-yl)ethynyl]pyridine and 2-[(3-methyl-1-cyclopenten-1-yl)ethynyl]pyridine (1:1) as a transparent oil (200 mg, 18% overall yield), as mixture of regio- and stereoisomers. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 8.56 (m, 1H), 7.64 (m, 1H), 7.44 (m, 1H), 7.20 (m, 1H), 6.19 (m, 0.5H), 6.18 (m, 0.5H), 2.90 (m, 0.5H), 2.70 (m, 2.5H), 2.21 (m, 2H), 1.48 (m, 0.5H), 1.08 (app d, J=7.5 Hz, 3H). Two peaks: 182 (M+), 167 (M+−Me).

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