Boron trifluoride etherate → methyl 4-((1R,2R)-2-hydroxycyclopentyloxy)-3-methoxybenzoate

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6-Oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (2.43 g, 2.50 mL, 28.9 mmol) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzoate (5.26 g, 28.9 mmol) and BF3.OEt2 (410 mg, 369 μL, 2.89 mmol) in benzene (10 mL) at ambient temperature. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight before it was diluted with ethyl acetate and was washed with 1N NaOH. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography eluting with 0-100% EtOAc in hexanes to give methyl 4-((1R,2R)-2-hydroxycyclopentyloxy)-3-methoxybenzoate. ESI-MS m/z calc. 266.1. found 267.1 (M+1)+; Retention time: 1.16 minutes (3 min run).

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