Tetrahydrofuran → 5-(2-Methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-2-pentanone

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348 Mg. of the lithium salt of the ketal acid, 4-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)butanoic acid was dissolved in 5 ml. anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. The solution was cooled to 0° C and 1.25 ml. of a 1.6 molar solution of methyllithium in diethylether was added dropwise over a period of one hour while stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. The solution was allowed to rise approximately to 20° C. and kept at this temperature over a period of 2 hours. The reaction mixture was added to crushed ice and the organic solvents were removed in vacuo. The residue was extracted with ether, the extract was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo to give crude 5-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-2-pentanone.

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