Hydroxide → HCID 53806682, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 3-furaldehyde (1.26 g, 13.2 mM) and 2,2,5-trimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (1.5 g, 11.9 mM) in ethanol (50 mL), was added 1N aqueous hydroxide (1.2 mL, 1.2 mM). After the reaction solution was stirred for one day at room temperature, saturated aqueous sodium chloride (400 mL) was added. The aqueous layer was extracted with diethyl ether (3×100 mL). The combined ethereal extracts were washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride (50 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated to give a yellow solid. The crude product was purified by chromatography (silica gel, hexane-ethyl acetate) to yield yellow crystals (1.8 g, 74% yield), m.p. 79°-80° C.

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