1,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene → 6-Oxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-7-one

Participants

Reaction Steps

To 4-iodo-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-7-one (8.00 g, 31.7 mmol) in benzene (100 ml) was added 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (7.9 g, 32 mmol) under nitrogen, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 6 h. The white precipitate was filtered off from the cooled solution and washed with ether (100 ml). The combined filtrates were washed with water (50 ml), 1N HCl (50 ml), and brine (25 ml), and then dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvents were removed by rotary evaporation to afford the alkene as a light brown oil (2.6 g, 66%).

Provenance & Evidence