Hydrochloric Acid → 12-Methoxyoctadec-9-enoic acid

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Next, to a 1-l flask equipped with a stirrer, 68.1 g (0.2 mol) of ethyl 12-methoxy-9-octadecenoate, 600 ml of ethanol and 45 g of a 50% aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide were charged, followed by stirring at 50° C. for 4 hours. To the reaction mixture so obtained, hexane was added, followed by neutralization with 3N hydrochloric acid and then washing with saturated saline. After concentration under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column, whereby 58.3 g of the title compound (8-d) were obtained (yield: 93%).

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