Toluene → Nonane

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Condense nitrocyclopentane (prepared from bromocyclopentane and sodium nitrite) and acrolein in tetrahydrofuran in the presence of sodium hydride to obtain 3-(1-nitrocyclopentyl)propionaldehyde. Treat this aldehyde with p-toluenesulfonic acid in methanol and isolate 3-(1-nitrocylopentyl) propionaldehyde dimethyl acetal. Hydrogenate this compound with Raney nickel. Isolate 3-(1-aminocyclopentyl)propionaldehyde dimethylacetal and dissolve in aqueous acetone in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid and heat under reflux, followed by addition of toluene and azeotrope the mixture to give 1-azaspiro[4.4]-Δ1 -nonane.

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