Methanol → Methyl 3-oxocyclobutane-1-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of DCC (5.96 g, 28.95 mmol) in DCM (20 ml) was added dropwise a mixture of 3-oxocyclobutanecarboxylic acid (3.0 g, 26.31 mmol), MeOH (1.68 g, 52.62 mmol) and DMAP (2.57 g, 21.05 mmol) in DCM (30 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at RT overnight. The mixture was filtrated. The filtrate was washed with 0.5 M HCl solution (50 ml). The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. The residue was purified by SGC (PE: EA=5:1) to obtain the title compound (4.0 g). 1H N.R (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 3.77 (s, 3H), 3.42-3.26 (m, 5H) ppm.

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