Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 4-methyl-3-hydroxyhept-6-enoate

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Sodium hydride (>63% oil, 1.64 g, 43.1 mmol) was added to a solution of methyl 3-oxopentanoate (5.10 g, 39.2 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) under ice cooling, and the mixture was stirred in this state for 10 minutes. To the reaction solution, n-butyllithium (1.66 M solution in hexane, 25.9 mL, 43.1 mmol) was added dropwise, and the mixture was further stirred for 10 minutes under ice cooling. Then, allyl bromide (5.18 g, 43.1 mmol) was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred in this state for 30 minutes and then further stirred overnight at room temperature. To the reaction solution, 1 N hydrochloric acid and saturated saline were added, followed by extraction with diethyl ether. The organic layer was washed with saturated saline and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was dissolved in methanol (100 mL). To the solution, sodium borohydride (1.89 g, 50 mmol) was added under ice cooling, and the mixture was stirred in this state for 1.5 hours. 2 N hydrochloric acid (50 mL) was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. Then, saturated saline was added thereto, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated saline and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain the compound of interest as a pale yellow oil substance (5.72 g, 85%, mixture of diastereomers).

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