Reaction #2358493

Reaction equation

magnesium chloride

tert-butyl (3E)-3-[(4-methyl-5-oxo-2H-furan-2-yl)oxymethylene]-2-oxo-4,6a-dihydro-3aH-cyclopenta[b]pyrrole-1-carboxylate

CH2Cl2

→

desired compound

Yield 40.0%

(3E)-3-[(4-methyl-5-oxo-2H-furan-2-yl)oxymethylene]-1,3a,4,6a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]pyrrol-2-one

Yield 40.0%

Solvents

acetonitrile

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Filtrationfiltrated
2. 2
   Concentrationconcentrated
3. 3
   Otherpurified by flash chromatography (EtOAc

Procedure

A solution of tert-butyl (3E)-3-[(4-methyl-5-oxo-2H-furan-2-yl)oxymethylene]-2-oxo-4,6a-dihydro-3aH-cyclopenta[b]pyrrole-1-carboxylate Ib-1 (28 mg, 0.080 mmol) in acetonitrile (1 mL) was stirred with magnesium chloride (23 mg, 0.24 mmol) at 40° C. for 7 h. The solution was then diluted into CH2Cl2, filtrated, concentrated and purified by flash chromatography (EtOAc, then 5% MeOH in CH2Cl2) giving the desired compound as a colorless oil (8 mg, 40%); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) 7.27 (1H, s), 6.93 (1H, s), 6.54 (1H, brs), 6.14 (1H, s), 5.87 (1H, d), 5.71 (1H, brs), 4.65 (1H, d), 3.66 (1H, m), 2.83 (1H, m), 2.46 (1H, d), 2.02 (3H, s): LCMS (Method A): 0.63 min; ES+270 (M+Na+).

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