[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6]([OH:8])[CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[C@H:9]1[CH2:14][CH2:13][C@H:12]([CH2:15][C:16]([O:18]C)=[O:17])[CH2:11][CH2:10]1.[OH-].[Na+].Cl>C(OCC)(=O)C.O>[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6]([OH:8])[CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[C@H:9]1[CH2:10][CH2:11][C@H:12]([CH2:15][C:16]([OH:18])=[O:17])[CH2:13][CH2:14]1To a round 25 ml bottomed flask containing trans-methyl [4-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]acetate (60 mg, 0.23 mmol) and water (4 ml) was added sodium hydroxide (32 mg, 0.78 mmol) and the solution heated to 40° C. for 1 hr. The solution was poured into a separating funnel containing ethyl acetate (15 ml) and water (10 ml). To the aqueous layer was then added aqueous hydrochloric acid (10 ml, 1.0M) and ethyl acetate (20 ml). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer extracted with ethyl acetate (3×10 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (15 ml), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo affording the title compound (34 mg, 60%) as a solid. m/z (ES+) 251 (M+H+); δH(CD3OD) 1.20 (2H, m), 1.48 (2H, m), 1.89 (4H, m), 2.25 (2H, d), 2.81 (1H, m), 6.27 (2H, m), 6.91 (1H, m).
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