Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 12330040, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5.64 g. of methyl 6,11-dihydro-11-oxodibenz[b,e]oxepin-2-acetate, 0.4 g. of sodium borohydride and 250 ml. of methanol is stirred at 0°-2° for four hours. The reaction product is treated with 1N hydrochloric acid and extracted with chloroform, and the chloroform extracts are washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and dried with sodium sulfate. The chloroform is evaporated to leave methyl 6,11-dihydro-11-methoxydibenz[b,e]oxepin-2-acetate as an oil;

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