Methyl iodide → (1SR,3RS,4SR)-3-cyano-4-methoxy-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid methyl ester

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A solution of (1SR,3RS,4SR)-3-cyano-4-hydroxy-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid methyl ester (878 mg; example 15A) in THF (15 ml) was transferred to a sealed tube and treated with Ag2O (3.6 g) and methyl iodide (3.23 ml) and stirred at 60° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered, and the cake was rinsed with plenty of THF. The filtrate was concentrated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica gel; gradient: cyclohexane→cyclohexane/EtOAc 65:35) to give (1SR,3RS,4SR)-3-cyano-4-methoxy-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid methyl ester (600 mg) as light yellow oil.

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