Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 86662461, compound

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A solution of (E)-ethyl 5-(6-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalen-2-yl)-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)pent-2-enoate (0.25 g, 0.57 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) was treated with 10% HCl (2 mL) and the resulting mixture was refluxed for 2 h. After cooling the solvent was removed, the residue was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×) and dried with MgSO4. Then the crude product was concentrated to obtain the product; yellow oil; yield: 0.095 g (quant, without further purification);

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