2,2-Dimethoxypropane → HCID 58906705, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirring solution of 3 (9.342 g, 40 mmol) in acetone (15 mL) in a flame dried round bottom flask under an inert atmosphere was added 2,2-dimethoxypropane (66 mL). To this solution was added BF3.OEt2 (0.30 mL, cat.) and stirring was continued at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then concentrated in vacuo to an orange oil which was purified by flash chromatography to provide 4 (9.392 g, 85%) as a white solid. Rf=0.55 (1:3 EtOAc/hexanes). Compound was observed as an uneven mixture of rotomers.

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