[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6]([CH:8]([CH3:10])[CH3:9])[O:5][C:4](=[O:11])[C:3]=1C(=O)C(C)C>S(=O)(=O)(O)O>[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6]([CH:8]([CH3:9])[CH3:10])[O:5][C:4](=[O:11])[CH:3]=14-Hydroxy-3-isobutyryl-6-isopropyl-pyran-2-one (11.7 g, 52 mmol) was taken up in conc. Sulfuric acid (40 mL) and stirred at 130° C. for 15 mins. The dark oil obtained was left to cool to room temperature and was then cooled further to 0° C. in an ice bath before the addition of 200 mL crushed ice with stirring. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL) and the combined organics were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo to a light brown oil that was purified by column chromatography using a gradient of pentane in ethyl acetate 3:1→30:70 as eluant to provide the title compound as a light brown oil which solidified on standing (6.1 g, 77%).
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