Chromic Acid → (13E)-(11alpha,15S)-6,9-Dioxo-11,15-bis(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)prost-13-enoic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of crude (13E)-(9α,11α,15S)-6-oxo-9-hydroxy-11,15-bis(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)prost-13-enoic acid methyl ester (prepared as described in Reference Example 7) in 10 ml of diethyl ether was added 10 ml of a chromic acid solution (obtained from 760 mg of chromium trioxide, 2.56 g of manganese sulphate, 0.84 ml of sulphuric acid and 19 ml of water) at 0° to 5° C., and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was extracted with diethyl ether and the extract was washed with an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate and an aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using a mixture of n-hexane and ethyl acetate (17:3) as eluent to give 480 mg of the title compound having the following physical characteristic:

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