Hydrochloric Acid → 5-(3,4-Dimethoxy-6-chlorophenyl)-2,4-pentadienoic acid

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To a solution containing 10.0 g 3,4 dimethoxy-6-chlorobenzaldehyde and 8 ml of ethyl crotonate in 60 ml of N-methylpyrrolidone 6.0 g of potassium tert.-butoxide was added while stirring . The solution was stirred for 0.5 h more at 20° C. and poured then to a mixture of ice and hydrochloric acid. The solution was extracted with ether. The ether solution was washed with water and extracted with 2.5 N NaOH-solution. The aqueous phase was acidified with hydrochloric acid and the semisolid product was separated. Yield 10.8 g (81%).

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