Methanol → (1r,2r,3s,4s)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylic acid

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The starting material (a) was prepared as described in J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 6984-6991. cis-5-Norbornene-exo-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride (5 g, 30.45 mmol) was suspended in a 1:1 mixture of toluene and carbon tetrachloride (150 mL). The mixture was stirred for 10 min. Quinidine (10.9 g, 33 5 mmol) was added and the flask was degassed and backfilled with nitrogen. The solution was cooled to −55° C. While stirring, methanol (3.7 mL, 91.35 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred at −55° C. for 16 h. Upon warming to 25° C., the mixture was concentrated in vacuo to a foam. The foam was dissolved in a mixture of ethyl acetate (400 mL) and 1.0 M aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (400 mL). The layers were separated and the organic layer was further washed with 1.0 M aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (2×100 mL), saturated aqueous brine solution (100 mL) and dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to afford the desired product, (1R,2R,3S,4S)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylic acid (5.92 g, 30.2 mmol, 99%), as a clear oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ: 1.29 (1H, d, J=10.2 Hz), 1.96 (1H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 2.47-2.49 (2H, m), 2.93-2.94 (2H, m), 3.51 (3H, s), 6.15-6.20 (2H, m), 12.15 (1H, s).

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