Methanol → HCID 11287403, compound

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Methyl lactate (14 mL, 0.147 moles), succinic anhydride (14.76 g, 0.147 moles), and 2 drops of concentrated sulfuric acid were mixed and heated to 70° C. for five hours. An NMR spectrum of a sample of the cooled reaction mixture showed quantitative conversion to succinic acid (ethyl-1-methoxycarbonyl) ester. Methanol (30 mL) and chloroform (20 mL) were added and heated to reflux in a soxhlet extractor containing silica gel in the receiver. The solution was refluxed for three hours, neutralized with CaCO3, filtered, and the volatile solvents removed under vacuum. The isolated yield of (i) was 29.56 g (98.5%).

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