3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran → HCID 69305305, compound

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2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methyl-2-cyclopentene-1-one (2.417 g, 19.16 mmol), prepared in example 14, was dissolved in methylene chloride (60 mL). Then, dihydropyran (4.02 g 47.9 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (36 mg, 0.19 mmol) were added at room temperature. This solution was stirred for 2 hours, and then diluted with ethyl acetate (150 mL). The solution was neutralized with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (150 mL), and methylene chloride (200 mL) was added for extraction. After taking the organic layer, moisture was removed with magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Pure 3-methyl-2-[(tetrahydropyranyloxy)methyl]-2-cyclopenten-1-one was obtained by column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=1:1) (yield: 94%).

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