Methanol → (+)-trans-3-Hydroxymethyl-4-phenylcyclopentan-1-one

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Into a solution of (+−)-trans-1-hydroxymethyl-4-methylene-2-phenylcyclopentane from Step B (22.7 g, 121 mmol) in methanol (200 mL) cooled in a dry ice/acetone bath was bubbled ozone until the blue color persisted. The excess ozone was removed with a stream of nitrogen and then dimethylsulfide (20 mL) was added. After 10 min, the bath was removed and the reaction was allowed to warm to rt over 16 h. The volatiles were removed in vacuo and the residue was purified by FC (15-30% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give the title compound (22.1 g).

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