Isopropyl iodide → Tert-butyl 1-isopropyl-3,3-dimethoxycyclopentanecarboxylate

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To a cooled (−78° C.) solution of LDA (1.5M in cyclohexane, 41 mL, 61 mmol) in THF (150 mL) was added dropwise over 10 min tert-butyl 3,3-dimethoxycyclopentanecarboxylate (9.37 g, 40.7 mmol) in 25 mL of THF. The resulting mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 30 min, then was treated dropwise with 2-iodopropane (16.3 mL, 163 mmol). After stirring for an additional 10 min, the reaction mixture was permitted to warm to rt. After stirring overnight, the reaction mixture was diluted with ether and washed with brine. The ethereal layer was dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. After storing the crude product under vacuum overnight, it was purified by MPLC (silica, 20% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give tert-butyl 1-isopropyl-3,3-dimethoxycyclopentanecarboxylate. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.21 (s, 3H), 3.18 (s, 3H), 2.56 (app d, J=14 Hz, 1H), 2.26 (m, 1H), 1.78-1.89 (m, 3).

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