8-[(1R,2S)-2-octylcyclopropyl]octanoic acid

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

Procedure: To 2.2 g of zinc-copper couple in 30 mL of dry ether is added 5.7 mL (16.9 mmol) of methyl oleate and 5.4 mL (70.7 mmol) of diiodomethane. The reaction mixture is refluxed overnight, cooled to room temperature, poured into 1.0N HCl, and extracted three times with ether. The organic layers are combined, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give an oil. The oil is subjected to the conditions described in Example 51 above to give an oil free of starting material. The oil is taken up in a combination of tetrahydrofuran:methanol:water (2:1:1), followed by the addition of 4.0 g of 85% KOH. After 4 hours stirring at room temperature, the solvents are evaporated, the residue taken up in 0.1N KOH, and extracted three times with ether. The aqueous phase is acidified using concentrated HCl and extracted three times with ether. The ether layers are combined, washed with brine, dried over, MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give cis-8-(2 -octylcyclopropyl) octanoic acid. Spectral data follows: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ 2.35 (t, 2H, J=7.0 Hz, CH2C=O), 0.6-1.7 (m, 33H). The reaction mixture is refluxed overnight extracted three times with ether washed with brine dried over MgSO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo to give an oil to give an oil free of starting material the solvents are evaporated extracted three times with ether extracted three times with ether washed with brine dried over, MgSO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo

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

Procedure: To 2.2 g of zinc-copper couple in 30 mL of dry ether is added 5.7 mL (16.9 mmol) of methyl oleate and 5.4 mL (70.7 mmol) of diiodomethane. The reaction mixture is refluxed overnight, cooled to room temperature, poured into 1.0N HCl, and extracted three times with ether. The organic layers are combined, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give an oil. The oil is subjected to the conditions described in Example 51 above to give an oil free of starting material. The oil is taken up in a combination of tetrahydrofuran:methanol:water (2:1:1), followed by the addition of 4.0 g of 85% KOH. After 4 hours stirring at room temperature, the solvents are evaporated, the residue taken up in 0.1N KOH, and extracted three times with ether. The aqueous phase is acidified using concentrated HCl and extracted three times with ether. The ether layers are combined, washed with brine, dried over, MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give cis-8-(2 -octylcyclopropyl) octanoic acid. Spectral data follows: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ 2.35 (t, 2H, J=7.0 Hz, CH2C=O), 0.6-1.7 (m, 33H). The reaction mixture is refluxed overnight extracted three times with ether washed with brine dried over MgSO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo to give an oil to give an oil free of starting material the solvents are evaporated extracted three times with ether extracted three times with ether washed with brine dried over, MgSO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo

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

Procedure: To 2.2 g of zinc-copper couple in 30 mL of dry ether is added 5.7 mL (16.9 mmol) of methyl oleate and 5.4 mL (70.7 mmol) of diiedomethane. The reaction mixture is refluxed overnight, cooled to room temperature, poured into 1.0N HCl, and extracted three times with ether. The organic layers are combined, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give an oil. The oil is subjected to the conditions described in Example 51 above to give an oil free of starting material. The oil is taken up in a combination of tetrahydrofuran :methanol:water (2:1:1), followed by the addition of 4.0 g of 85% KOH. After 4 hours stirring at room temperature, the solvents are evaporated, the residue taken up in 0.1N KOH, and extracted three times with ether. The aqueous phase is acidified using concentrated HCl and extracted three times with ether. The ether layers are combined, washed with brine, dried over, MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give cis-8-(2-octylcyclopropyl) octanoic acid. Spectral data follows: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ 2.35 (t, 2H, J=7.0 Hz, CH2 C=O), 0.6-1.7 (m, 33H). The reaction mixture is refluxed overnight extracted three times with ether washed with brine dried over MgSO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo to give an oil to give an oil free of starting material the solvents are evaporated extracted three times with ether extracted three times with ether washed with brine dried over, MgSO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo

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

Procedure: To a cooled solution of 2.0 g (cis)-2-octylcyclopropanoctanoic acid in 70 ml methylene chloride at -20° is added first 0.707 g triethylamine and then dropwise 0.732 g ethylchloroformate. The reaction mixture is then allowed to come to room temperature and stirred for 1 hours. Then 1.5 g of 1-benzyl-2-(phenyl)ethylamine is added, and the reaction mixture stirred for 16 hours. The reaction mixture is then extracted a few times with 2 N hydrochloric acid, then with 2 N aq. sodium hydroxide sol. and washed several times with saturated aq. sodium chloride. The organic phase is then dried over anh. sodium sulphate filtered and evaporated i.v. to dryness to obtain a residue, which upon crystallization from pentane yields the title product (m.p. 40°-45°). to come to room temperature the reaction mixture stirred for 16 hours The reaction mixture is then extracted a few times with 2 N hydrochloric acid with 2 N aq. sodium hydroxide sol. and washed several times with saturated aq. sodium chloride The organic phase is then dried over anh. sodium sulphate filtered evaporated i.v to dryness to obtain a residue, which upon crystallization from pentane

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

Procedure: To 2.2 g of zinc-copper couple in 30 mL of dry ether is added 5.7 mL (16.9 mmol) of methyl oleate and 5.4 mL (70.7 mmol) of diiodomethane. The reaction mixture is refluxed overnight, cooled to room temperature, poured into 1.0N HCl, and extracted three times with ether. The organic layers are combined, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give an oil. The oil is subjected to the conditions described in Example 51 above to give an oil free of starting material. The oil is taken up in a combination of tetrahydrofuran:methanol:water (2:1:1), followed by the addition of 4.0 g of 85% KOH. After 4 hours stirring at room temperature, the solvents are evaporated, the residue taken up in 0.1N KOH, and extracted three times with ether. The aqueous phase is acidified using concentrated HCl and extracted three times with ether. The ether layers are combined, washed with brine, dried over, MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give cis-8-(2 -octylcyclopropyl) octanoic acid. Spectral data follows: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ 2.35 (t, 2H, J=7.0 Hz, CH2C=O), 0.6-1.7 (m, 33H). The reaction mixture is refluxed overnight extracted three times with ether washed with brine dried over MgSO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo to give an oil to give an oil free of starting material the solvents are evaporated extracted three times with ether extracted three times with ether washed with brine dried over, MgSO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo