Methanol → Methyl 3-oxocyclobutane-1-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

3-Oxocyclobutanecarboxylic acid 1 (350 g, 3.06 mol), methanol (190 mL, 4.69 mol), 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride (885 g, 4.69 mol), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (37 g, 0.30 mol) and dichloromethane (6 L) were stirred at ambient temperature for 24 hours. After the completion of the reaction, it was taken in a separating funnel and washed with 1.5 N HCl solution (1 L), water (2 L×2) and brine (1 L×2). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was taken to the next step without further purification. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 3.23-3.25 (m, 2H), 3.27-3.32 (m, 2H), 3.33-3.42 (m, 1H), 3.76 (s, 3H). GC-MS: [M]+ m/z=128.

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