Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 53724979, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of ethyl-2-methyl-3-[5-(1-oxo-3,7,11-trimethyldodecyl)-2-furanyl]-2-propenoate (20.2 g-0.05 mole) in 200 ml ethanol is heated to reflux, 100 ml of 1 N aqueous NaOH is added and the mixture is refluxed for 2 hours, cooled, diluted with water, acidified with 200 ml 1 N aqueous hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. The ether layer is evaporated to dryness to give 2-methyl-3-[5-(1-oxo-3,7,11-trimethyldodecyl)-2-furanyl]-2-propenoic acid.

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