1-Butyne, 3-chloro-3-methyl- → 147539-53-5

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To a mixture of 1-(1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)piperazine (3.29 g), copper powder (20 mg), cuprous chloride (20 mg), ether (4 ml), and water (1 ml) under nitrogen at 0° is added a solution of 3-chloro-3-methyl-1-butyne in ether (1 ml) in 4 portions over 15 min. The mixture is stirred at 20°-25° for 2 hr, diluted with ether (25 ml) and water (10 ml), and the layers are separated. The aqueous layer is extracted with ether (3×25 ml), and the combined organic layer is washed with saline (25 ml), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a solid which is then chromatographed on silica gel (70-230, 100 g), eluting with ethyl acetate/hexane (25/75). Pooling of fractions giving an Rf =0.48 by TLC (ethyl acetate/hexane, 50/50) and removal of solvent under reduced pressure gives the title compound, mp 105.5°-107°.

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