ethyl 2-(thietan-3-ylidene)acetate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A mixture of Thietan-3-ylidene-acetic acid ethylester (CAN 1223573-30-5, 1.8 g, 11.4 mmol) and phenylmethanamine (CAN 100-46-9, 1.22 g, 1.24 ml, 11.4 mmol) was stirred for 14 hours at ambient temperature. The crude product was directly purified without any work-up protocol. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography on silica eluting with a heptane-ethyl acetate gradient to yield the title compound (2.4 g, 80%). MS (ESI, m/z): 266.5 (M+H+). The crude product was directly purified without any work-up protocol The crude material was purified by flash chromatography on silica eluting with a heptane-ethyl acetate gradient