Water → HCID 22851705, compound

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34.44 g of (R)-2-hydroxy-3-methoxycarbonyl-2-penten-4-olide are dissolved in 170 ml of toluene at 40° C., 49.4 g of p-nitrobenzenesulphonyl chloride in 160 ml of toluene are added and the whole is cooled to 5° C. Within a period of 30 minutes, 20.3 g of N-methylmorpholine are metered in at from 0 ° to 5° C. 350 ml of water are added, the toluene product phase is removed, and the aqueous phase is re-extracted twice with 100 ml of toluene. The toluene phases are washed with sodium chloride solution and with water, filtered over a small amount of silica gel and concentrated by evaporation. The residue is crystallised from ethyl acetate/cyclohexane. [α]D20 =+12.4° (3% in CHCl3), m.p. 123°-124° C.

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