Cyclopentadiene → Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester

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In a reactor, 66 g of cyclopentadiene was first put and then mixed with 500 g of tetrahydrofuran. To the reactor, 128 g of t-butyl acrylate was added. Thereafter, these reactants were subjected to a reaction at a temperature of -30 to 60° C. for 10 hrs with stirring. After the completion of the reaction, the solvent was vaporized in vacuo by use of a rotary evaporator then vacuum distilled to produce the title compound: yield is 90%.

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