Water → HCID 54074810, compound

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4'-(2-Acetoxyethoxy)-4-methylsulfonylstilbene (17 g, 0.05 mol, Example 2) was dissolved in a mixture of 125 mL of ethanol, 25 mL of 1,4-dioxane and 4.2 mL of concentrated HCl, and heated at reflux overnight. While heating, water was added to the reaction mixture to near precipitation and the solution was cooled. The precipitate was filtered, washed with water and dried in vacuum to give 12.3 g (77%) of the white product. m.p.=224°-226° C.

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