p-Toluenesulfonic acid → HCID 20394599, compound

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A 800 mg quantity of 5-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-methoxycarbonylmethyl-5-(2-pentynyl)-2-cyclopentenone is dissolved in 50 ml of benzene, and 30 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid is added to the solution. The mixture is refluxed for 30 minutes. The resulting reaction mixture is neutralized with sodium bicarbonate, and the solvent removed. The residue is purified by a silica gel column and distilled in a vacuum, giving 4-methoxycarbonylmethyl-5-(2-pentynyl)-2-cyclopentenone (compound (3), R2 =CH3) in a yield of 93%, b.p. 102°-103° C./3 mm Hg.

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