Methyl 3-methyl-2-butenoate → HCID 59652062, compound

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Reaction Steps

(4-Benzyloxy-phenyl)-trimethylsilanyloxy-acetonitrile (3.0 g, 9.63 mmol) in THF (100 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added LDA (7.2 mL of 2 M in THF) at −72° C. After 0.5 h, methyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate (1.23 mL, 10.1 mmol) in 1 THF (15 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 4 h, and then saturated NH4Cl was added. The THF was removed at reduced pressure; Et2O was added (50 mL) and washed with saturated NH4Cl, water, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated to give an oil. The oil was dissolved in THF (50 mL) and TBAF (10.1 mL of 1 M THF solution) was added at 0° C. dropwise. After stirring 12 h at rt the reaction was concentrated, dissolved in Et2O and washed with water, NaCl solution and dried (MgSO4). The product was purified by silica gel chromatography (10-20% EtOAc/hexanes) to give 1.5 g; Mp 72-73.

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