Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 13071115, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a hot suspension of 280 mg of 7-methylsulphonyloxy-3-methylsulphonyloxymethyl-2,4-dioxabicyclo[3,3,1]nonane in 2,5 ml of isopropanol is added 2,5 ml of a boiling 2n potassium hydroxide solution in isopropanol while stirring vigorously, and the resulting reaction mixture is boiled under reflux for 3 minutes. The reaction mixture is cooled and treated with 5 ml of an 8% sodium bicarbonate solution, then extracted 3 times with methylene chloride. The combined extracts are dried over sodium sulphate and the solvent is distilled off in vacuo uner reduced pressure to leave as residue the racemic 3-methylsulphonyloxymethyl-2,4-dioxabicyclo[3,3,1]non-6-ene in the form of a colourless oil, which soon congeals to a crystalline solid (m.p. 53°-56°C).

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