Water → HCID 19860902, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 4.5 g (0.019 mole) of 4-hydroxy-5,6-dihydro-6-nonyl-2-pyrone and 3.15 g (0.021 mole) of DBU in 60 ml of toluene was added dropwise. Then, 1.65 g (0.021 mole) of acetyl chloride with cooling in an ice-water bath. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours and water was added to the reaction mixture. The reaction mixture was extracted with toluene and the toluene layer was washed with an aqueous 5% Na2CO3 solution, with 2N-HCl and finally with an aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed under a reduced pressure to obtain 4.7 g (yield: 89%) of 4-acetoxy-5,6-dihydro-6-nonyl-2-pyrone. The acyloxypyrone was dissolved in 30 ml of toluene and 0.13 g of 4-pyrrolidinopyridine was added to the solution. The mixture was refluxed for 3 hours. The residue obtained by evaporation of the solvent was purified by silica gel column chromatography and recrystallized to obtain 2.4 g (yield: 51%) of 3-acetyl-6-nonyltetrahydropyran-2,4-dione.

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