HCID 54330519, compound → Methyl 2-chloro-trans-5a,6,7,8,9,9a-hexahydrodibenzofuran-4-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 9 g of methyl 3-(3-hexenyl)-5-chlorosalicylate and 20 ml trifluoroacetic acid is heated at 70° C. overnight. The cooled reaction mixture is diluted with hexanes, washed three times with water, dried and evaporated to dryness. The residue is purified with flash chromatography using 10% ethylacetate/hexane to give four fractions

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