Imidazole → Tert-butyl(cyclopent-3-en-1-yloxy)diphenylsilane

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of cyclopent-3-enol (500 mg, 6.0 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (30 mL) at 0° C. was added imidazole (1.06 g, 15.6 mmol) and TBDPS-Cl (2.1 g, 7.8 mmol). The reaction was gradually warmed to room temperature and stirred for 16 hours. The reaction was then diluted with water (40 mL) and extracted using EtOAc (100 mL). The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue on a silica gel column with 0 to 5% EtOAc/Hexanes afforded tert-butyl(cyclopent-3-en-1-yloxy)diphenylsilane, which was then dissolved in CH2Cl2 (30 mL). 70% m-CPBA (830 mg, 6.9 mmol) was added at 0° C. The reaction was gradually warmed to room temperature while stirring for 16 hours. The reaction was then diluted with a saturated aqueous solution of NaHCO3 (40 mL) and extracted using CH2Cl2 (100 mL). The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue on a silica gel column with 0 to 20% EtOAc/Hexanes afforded (6-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-yloxy)(tert-butyl)diphenylsilane.

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