Methyl isobutyrate → HCID 16062603, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A 2.86 g quantity (28 mmole) of methyl isobutyrate was dissolved in 25 ml of THF, and the mixture was chilled to −78° C. under argon atmosphere. To the mixture was slowly added dropwise 14.0 ml (28 mmole) of lithium diisopropylamide (Aldrich Corp., 2.0M heptane.THF.ethylbenzene solution) over a period of 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was gradually heated (one hour) and thereto was added dropwise a solution of 8.9 g of dimethylbismuthanyl bromide prepared in Preparation Example 2 in 25 ml of THF between −40° C. and −30° C. The reaction mixture was further stirred until reached to 0° C. (one hour). After the solids were filtrated with quartz wool and THF was removed in a vacuum, the reaction mixture was distilled in a vacuum, giving 4.45 g (yield 46.7%) of a yellow oily product. b.p. 59° C./2.0 mmHg.

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