Cyclopentanol → Cyclopentyl acrylate

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Reaction Steps

Acryloyl chloride (75 mL) was added to a stirred solution of cyclopentanol (88 g, 1 mol) and triethylamine (175 mL) in dry THF (500 mL) at a rate slow enough to prevent overheating of the reaction. The reaction mixture was allowed to stand overnight, filtered through a pad of Celite, evaporated to an oil, and distilled to give cyclopentyl acrylate as a colorless liquid (bp 74-79/˜60 mm Hg). The structure of the product was confirmed by 1H NMR.

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