Diethyl Ether → Methyl 2-(3-fluorophenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate

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To a flame-dried round-bottom flask containing ether (50 mL) and CH2Cl2 (150 mL) was added 6 (900 mg, 5.0 mmol) and Pd(OAc)2 (5.80 mg) at 0° C. To this flask was added the freshly prepared diazomethane solution through a cannula, and then the reaction solution was slowly warmed to room temperature over a period of 30 min and allowed to stir at room temperature for an additional 2 h. The reaction mixture was washed with H2O (150 mL) and brine (150 mL) and dried over NaSO4. The solvent was removed by rotary evaporation to yield 7 as a colorless oil (965 mg, 5.0 mmol, 100%): 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.30-1.35 (ddd, J=5.0, 7.0, 8.5 Hz, 1H), 1.60-1.66 (dt, J=5.0, 10.0 Hz, 1H), 1.90-1.94 (ddd, J=4.0, 5.0, 8.5 Hz, 1H), 2.51-2.54 (dt, J=2.5, 5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 6.70-6.80 (td, J=2.0, 10.0 Hz, 1H), 6.90-6.95 (m, 2H), 7.23-7.28 (m, 1H); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 17.4, 24.4, 26.1, 52.3, 113.2, 113.4, 113.6, 113.8, 122.2, 130.1, 130.2, 142.9, 143.0, 164.2, 173.8; LCQ-MS (M+H+) calcd for C11H12FO2 195. found 195.

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