Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Ethoxyoxan-4-one

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To a solution of 3-ethoxy-4,4-dimethoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran (2.1 g, 11 mmol) in THF/water (50 mL/10 mL) was added concentrated HCl (6 mL). After being stirred at room temperature for 1 h, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ether five times. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated to give 1.55 g (97%) of the desired product. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 4.30-3.50 (7H, m), 2.62-2.57 (2H, m), 1.30-1.20 (3H, t, J=5 Hz).

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