(1S,2R,4S,5R)-ethyl 4-hydroxy-1-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxylate → (1S,2R,5R)-ethyl 1-methyl-4-oxobicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxylate

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A mixture of (1R,2S,4R,5S)-ethyl 4-hydroxy-1-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxylate and (1S,2R,4S,5R)-ethyl 4-hydroxy-1-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxylate (0.59 g, 3.2 mmol) was subjected to General Procedure T to give (1R,2S,5S)-ethyl 1-methyl-4-oxobicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxylate and (1S,2R,5R)-ethyl 1-methyl-4-oxobicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxylate (0.38 g, 65%) after purification by silica gel chromatography eluting with a gradient of 20-50% EtOAc/pentane: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.35-4.15 (m, 2H), 3.12 (t, J=9.3 Hz, 1H), 2.60 (dd, J=9.2, 18.3 Hz, 1H), 2.37-2.23 (m, 1H), 1.68 (dd, J=3.4, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 1.48 (s, 3H), 1.41 (dd, J=3.4, 5.2 Hz, 1H), 1.34 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.14 (dd, J=5.3, 9.2 Hz, 1H).

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