Methyl Acrylate → Methyl bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylate

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In a 1-liter four-necked flask equipped with a Dimorth reflux condenser and a thermometer, 300 ml of cyclopentadiene and 200 ml of n-hexane was placed, and 250 ml of methyl acrylate was added dropwise over one hour while cooled on an ice bath and stirred, and then stirred for a further 30 minutes, to obtain 2-methoxycarbonyl-5-norbornene.

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