HCID 66868370, compound → HCID 66868058, compound

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Reaction Steps

Into six 20 ml microwave vials is added the 5-[(4-benzyloxy-cyclohexyl)-hydroxy-methyl]-3-methoxy-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl-phenyl)-cyclopent-2-enone (1 g, 2.2 mmol) in a mixture of acetone (7.5 ml) and 2N aqueous hydrochloric acid (7.5 ml). Each vial is therefore heated for 1 hour to 120° C. by microwave irradiation. The reaction mixtures were then combined and diluted with water (100 ml) and extracted with dichloromethane (2×50 m). The combined organic extracts are dried over magnesium sulphate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a yellow gum. The gum is purified by flash chromatography to give 4-[1-(4-benzyloxy-cyclohexyl)-meth-(E)-ylidene]-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl-phenyl)-cyclopentane-1,3-dione (4.3 g).

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