Tetrahydrofuran → 3-Ethyl-3-methylcyclopentanone

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Reaction Steps

3-Methylcyclopent-2-enone (1, 35.0 g, 0.36 mol) was reacted with ethylmagnesium chloride (2M in THF, 218 ml, 0.44 mol) in the presence of 1 mol % CuCl2 in THF (200 ml) as described in Example 1a. The crude product was distilled over a 15 cm Vigreux column (B.p. 50° C. at 5 Torr) to give 2b (32.0 g, 69% yield) as a colorless liquid.

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