Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 22670916, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a 2 liter round bottom flask was added 800 ml of de-mineralized water, 825.0 g resorcinol and 45.58 g of 2,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4-ethylresorcinol. 6.5 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid was added and the mixture stirred overnight at ambient conditions. The reaction mixture was then added to 12 L of de-mineralized water and slowly stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. The precipitate was isolated by vacuum filtration and washed with de-mineralized water. It was air dried for 24 hours and then vacuum oven dried at 60° C. for 18 hours. About 39.3 g of product was obtained having a purity of about 91% as determined by HPLC analysis.

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