Sulfuric Acid → HCID 15097814, compound

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Reaction Steps

In 100 ml of dichloromethane was dissolved 5.0 g of 5-oxo-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylic acid. To the solution was added 0.3 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid at -60° C., to which was added an excess volume of isobutene (about 50 ml). The reaction mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature overnight in a sealed vessel, which was then poured into a cooled aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate. The dichloromethane layer was taken, washed with water and dried (Na2SO4), followed by concentration to give t-butyl 5-oxo-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylate as colorless oil.

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