Hydrochloric Acid → Diethyl 5-allylthio-2-hydroxy-2,4-hexadienedioate

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The procedure is as in Example 2, starting with diethyl 5-allylthio-2-dimethylamino-2,4-hexadienedioate (5.1 g) and 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (24.4 cc) in ethanol (24.4 cc). The mixture is heated to boiling for 3 minutes, and then cooled to a temperature in the region of 20° C. After purification by chromatography on a silica column with a mixture of cyclohexane and ethyl acetate (75:25 by volume) as eluent, diethyl 5-allylthio-2-hydroxy-2,4-hexadienedioate (2.3 g) is obtained in the form of a yellow oil [Rf=0.2; thin layer chromatography on silica gel; eluent: cyclohexane/ethyl acetate (75:25 by volume)].

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