Edetate Trisodium → Racemic ethyl cis-3-acetoxymethyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate

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Rhodium triphenylacetate, 6.78 mg (0.01 mmol), was dissolved in 9.0 g of ethyl acetate, and 2.56 g (20.0 mmol) of 1-acetoxy-3-methyl-2-butene was added, then, the temperature thereof was raised to 50° C. Into this solution, a solution composed of 1.14 g (10.0 mmol) of ethyl diazoacetate and 3.6 g of ethyl acetate was dropped over a period of 2 hours, and the mixture was, thermally kept at the same temperature for 0.5 hours. To this solution was added an aqueous solution containing 0.5 mol of trisodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate per liter and the solution was mixed and separated, and a solution containing 1.82 g of ethyl 3-acetoxymethyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate was obtained (yield based on ethyl diazoacetate: 84.8%). The cis body/trans body ratio was 72/28.

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