Ammonia → HCID 18372362, compound

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A 1 ml quantity of 25% aqueous ammonia solution was added to 1.6 g of 2-methyl-2-(β-carbomethoxyethyl)cyclopentan-1,3-dione which was known and disclosed for example in J. Org. Chem., 31, 1489 (1966). The mixture was reacted at room temperature for 5 hours. After reaction, 10 ml of tetrahydrofuran (THF) was added. The insolubles were filtered and recrystallized from ethanol to obtain 0.6 g of Compound mentioned above (yield: 41%).

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