Triphenylphosphine → 6-[6-Methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-4-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxy)-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-5-yl]-4-methyl-hex-4-enoic Acid Methyl Ester

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To a solution of 6-(4-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-5-yl)-4-methyl-hex-4-enoic acid methyl ester (222 mg, 0.66 mmol), PPh3 (260 mg, 0.996 mmol), and diethyl azodicarboxylate (173 mg, 0.996 mmol) in THF (3 mL) at 0° C. was added a solution of trimethylsilyl ethanol (142 μL, 0.996 mmol) in THF (3 mL). The resulting yellow solution was allowed to warm up to room temperature and stirred overnight. The reaction was worked up by concentrating the solution to dryness and addition of ether and hexanes. Triphenylphosphine oxide was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography to provide 248 mg of the desired product as a clear oil. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 0.03 (s, 9H), 1.18-1.30 (m, 2H), 1.81 (s, 3H), 2.18 (s, 3H), 2.25-2.33 (m, 2H), 2.37-2.45 (m, 2H), 3.42 (d, 2H, J=7 Hz), 3.62 (s, 3H), 3.77 (s, 3H), 4.25-4.35 (m, 2H), 5.13 (s, 2H), 5.12-5.22 (m, 1H).

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