Benzoyl chloride → [[(3aR,5S,6aR)-2,2-dimethyl-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]-cyclopentyl-methyl] benzoate

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To a solution of [(3aR,5S,6aR)-2,2-dimethyl-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]-cyclopentyl-methanol (compound 11a, 1.2 g, 5.0 mmol), TEA (3.2 g, 31.2 mmol) and DMAP (100 mg) in DCM (50 mL) was added benzoyl chloride (1.4 g, 10.0 mmol) slowly at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 4 hours and then quenched by saturated NaHCO3 solution. The reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (100 mL) twice. The organic layers were combined, washed with brine (50 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluting with 1:20 to 1:5 EtOAc in petroleum ether) to afford 1.4 g of [[(3aR,5S,6aR)-2,2-dimethyl-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]-cyclopentyl-methyl] benzoate (compound 11b) as a colourless oil.

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