Vinyl Acetate → (1S,3R)-2-(3-hydroxy-cyclohexyl)-isoindole-1,3-dione

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A solution of 2-(3-hydroxy-cyclohexyl)-isoindole-1,3-dione (240 g, 0.98 mol) and Lipase B (87 g) in THF (3000 mL) was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 1˜2 h. Then acetic acid vinyl ester (252 g, 2.88 mol) was added to the solution, and the reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 3˜5 h. Then the reaction mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated to give crude product. The crude product was purified on silica gel (eluting with petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=10:1) to give (1S,3R)-2-(3-hydroxy-cyclohexyl)-isoindole-1,3-dione (Rf=0.6, petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1, 90 g, 0.37 mol, yield: 39%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (CD3OD, 400 MHz): δ ppm 7.82 (m, 4H), 4.16 (m, 1H), 3.63 (m, 1H), 2.13 (m, 2H), 1.98 (m, 2H), 1.89 (m, 1H), 1.68 (m, 1H), 1.46 (m, 1H), 1.31 (m, 1H).

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