Levulinic Acid → HCID 21395953, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5 g of N1 -(p-methylbenzoyl)3,4-ethylenedioxyphenylhydrazine hydrochloride and 30 g of levulinic acid was heated for 3 hours at 85° - 90° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to a room temperature, and poured into 200 ml of water. crude product was recrystallized twice from ethyl acetate to give 1-(p-methylbenzoyl)-2-methyl-5,6-ethylenedioxy-3-indolylacetic acid having a melting point of 170° - 171° C.

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