[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[C:12]2[C:7](=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=2)[C:6]([O:13]C2CCCCO2)=[C:5]([CH2:20][CH2:21][CH:22]=[CH:23][O:24]C)[CH:4]=1.O1CCCC1.O.C(=O)(O)[O-].[Na+]>C(O)(=O)C>[CH:23]([CH2:22][CH2:21][CH2:20][C:5]1[CH:4]=[C:3]([O:2][CH3:1])[C:12]2[C:7](=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=2)[C:6]=1[OH:13])=[O:24]A solution of 947 mg of (3EZ)-4-methoxy-2-(4-methoxy-3-butenyl)-1-[(tetrahydro-2-H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]-naphthalene dissolved in 10 ml of 3:1:1, acetic acid:tetrahydrofuran:water is stirred at 40° C. for 3 hrs. TLC analysis still indicates unhydrolyzed starting material. The temperature is increased to 50° C. and continued stirring for 1 hr affords complete hydrolysis. The solution is poured into 25 ml water and solid sodium bicarbonate is added portionwise until gas evolution ceases. This mixture is extracted with ether and the organic phase is washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine (pH adjusted to 7), dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give 0.95 g of crude title product as an orange colored oil.
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