Trifluoroacetic anhydride → HCID 58464128, compound

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Reaction Steps

(3RS)-3-Hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-succinic acid [Tetrahedron Letters (2002), 43 (52), 9513-9515](120 mg, 0.74 mmol) was suspended in CH2Cl2 (2 ml) and cooled to 0-5° C. Trifluoroacetic anhydride (260 μl, 1.85 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and used without any further purification in the next step.

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