Water → cis-4-Tetrahydropyranyloxy 2-cyclopentenol

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Reaction Steps

Dissolve (-)-acetic acid cis-4-(tetrahydro-pyran-2-yloxy)-cyclopent-2-enyl ester (106 mg, 0.47 mmol, prepared in example 11) in THF/methanol/water (1.5/0.5/0.5 mL). Add lithium hydroxide monohydrate (0.57 mmol) with stirring. After stirring for about 3 hours at room temperature, dilute the reaction with tert-butyl methyl ether (10 mL) and water (10 mL). Extract with tert-butyl methyl ether (2×10 mL). Combine the organic extracts, dry over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filter and concentrate under vacuum. Purify the residue by flash chromatography (silica gel, 2.5 g, 1.7×2.5 cm column, 50% ethyl acetate/hexane, 150 mL) to provide the title compound (80 mg, 93% yield), [α]20D =+9.9°, (c=0.98, chloroform).

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