Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl cyclooctylideneacetate

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To a suspension of 60% sodium hydride/mineral oil (969 mg) in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) was added ethyl diethylphosphonoacetate (5.48 mL) dropwise under ice cooling. After stirring the solution under ice cooling for 30 minutes, a solution of cyclooctanone (2.52 g) in tetrahydrofuran (70 mL) was added dropwise to the solution under ice cooling. The resulting solution was stirred under ice cooling for 2 hours and at room temperature for 40 hours. Water and 3N hydrochloric acid were then added to the solution, and the mixture was extracted with diethyl ether. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then, concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by chromatography (silica gel, hexane:ethyl acetate=9:1) to give the title compound (1.96 g)

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