Sulfuric Acid → HCID 20286772, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 2.5 g (0.006 mole) sodium borohydride in 30 ml of absolute ethanol was added dropwise 30 ml of an absolute ethanol solution containing 3.5 g 80.0135 mole) of the ethyl 5-hydroxy-3-oxo-6-phenoxyheptanoate obtained in step (a). After completion of the addition, cooling was immediately stopped and the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and was stirred for about 40 minutes. To the reaction mixture were then added about 300 ml of ice-water and the mixture was then acidified by the addition of 2 N sulphuric acid. After saturating the solution with sodium chloride, it was extracted three times, each time with 50 ml of ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and then the solvent was evaporated off, to give 1.3 g (yield 37%) of ethyl 3,5-dihydroxy-6-phenoxyheptanoate.

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