2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene → Dimethyl 2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropanedicarboxylate

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A mixture of 20.0 grams (0.13 mole) of dimethyl diazomalonate and 164.35 grams (1.95 moles) of 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene was photolyzed at room temperature for a period of approximately 47 hours in the presence of a 100-watt Hanovia mercury lamp. Most of the unreacted 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene was removed by distillation, at atmospheric pressure, to a head temperature of 73° C. and the still residue was subjected to flash chromatography on a silica gel column to give 9.00 grams (0.04 mole) of dimethyl 2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropanedicarboxylate. NMR analysis of the product indicated the following:

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