HCID 20306565, compound → HCID 70583183, compound

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A 690 mg quantity of 5-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-methoxycarbonylmethyl-5-(2-pentynyl)-2-cyclopentenone (compound (2-a)) is dissolved in a mixture of 5 ml of n-hexane and 5 ml of acetone and reduced at room temperature and atmospheric pressure with addition of 3.2 g of a Lindlar catalyst. The catalyst is filtered off from the reaction mixture, and the solvent distilled off. The residue is purified by a silica gel column and distilled in a vacuum, giving 5-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-methoxycarbonylmethyl-5-(cis-2-pentenyl)-2-cyclopentenone (compound (2-b), R1 =t-Bu, R2 =CH3) in a yield of 99.8%, b.p. 81-84° C./0.005 mm Hg.

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