Ethyl vinyl ether → HCID 19046364, compound

Participants

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 3-(1,3-dihydro-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-4-p-toluenesulfonyloxy-5-isobenzofurnylmethyl)-2-methylcyclopent-2-en-1-ol (0.157 g) in ethyl vinyl ether (10 mL) was added mercuric acetate (0.052 g). After stirring for 30 hours at ambient temperature, the reaction was diluted with ether and passed quickly through a fritted funnel half filled with celite and capped with silica. To this ethereal solution [containing 3-(1,3-dihydro-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-4-p-toluenesulfonyloxy-5-isobenzofuranylmethyl)-2-methyl-1-vinyloxycyclopent-2-ene, which was not isolated or characterized] was then added lithium perchlorate (10 mL, 0.5M solution in ether). After 0.5 hours, the reaction was diluted with aqueous sodium bicarbonate and washed with brine. Drying over magnesium sulfate was followed by filtration and solvent removal. The product 3-(1,3-dihydro-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-4-p-toluenesulfonyloxy-5-isobenzofuranylmethyl)-2-methylcyclopent-2-en-1-ylacetaldehyde (0.050 g) was finally obtained after chromatography (hexanes/ethyl acetate, 2/1).

Provenance & Evidence