Methyl 4-methoxy-3-[(2-oxocyclopentyl)oxy]benzoate → HCID 23296053, compound

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28.5 g of methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide are suspended under nitrogen in 300 ml of anhydrous THF and the mixture is cooled to -40° C. 50 ml of n-butyllithium (1.6M) in n-hexane are then added dropwise with stirring. After stirring at -20° to -10° for 30 min, a solution of 20 g of methyl 4-methoxy-3-(2-oxocyclopentyloxy)benzoate in 100 ml of abs. THF is added dropwise. The mixture is then allowed to warm to RT and is stirred for a further 1 h. It is poured onto water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The oil which remains after concentrating the organic phase is chromatographed on a silica gel column using ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (4:6). The chromatographically pure fractions are combined, concentrated and dried in a high vacuum. 12.7 g of the title compound are obtained as a colorless oil.

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