Pyridinium chloride → (2E)-3-[4-(9a-butyl-7-hydroxy-3-oxo-2,3,9,9a-tetrahydro-1H-fluoren-4-yl)phenyl]-2-propenoic acid

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A mixture of methyl (2E)-3-[4-(9a-butyl-7-methoxy-3-oxo-2,3,9,9a-tetrahydro-1H-fluoren-4-yl)phenyl]-2-propenoate (60 mg, 92% weight pure, 0.128 mmol) and pyridine hydrochloride (741 mg, 6.41 mmol) was placed under a nitrogen atmosphere, heated in an oil bath at 190° C., and stirred. The reaction flask was periodically dipped deeper into the heating bath in order to melt the pyridine hydrochloride that condensed on the sides of the flask. After 2 hours at 190° C., the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and partitioned between EtOAc (10 mL) and water (10 mL). The aqueous phase was extracted with more EtOAc (2×5 mL). The combined EtOAc extracts were washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and evaporated under vacuum to a yellow solid (55 mg). The crude product was suspended in EtOAc (10 mL) and extracted with 5% NaHCO3 (5 mL). The NaHCO3 solution was acidified with 2N HCl (2.5 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (2×5 mL). The latter EtOAc extracts were combined, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and evaporated under vacuum to a yellow solid (39.4 mg). This material was triturated with diethyl ether and dried under vacuum to afford (2E)-3-[4-(9a-butyl-7-hydroxy-3-oxo-2,3,9,9a-tetrahydro-1H-fluoren-4-yl)phenyl]-2-propenoic acid as a pale yellow solid.

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