Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 4'-Tosylmycophenolate

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p-Toluenesulfonyl chloride (30 g) was added to a solution of methyl (E) 6-(1,3-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxoisobenzofuran-5-yl)-4-methyl-4-hexenoate (40 g) in pyridine (200 ml) at 0° C. After 6 hours the solution was poured on-to ice and acidified to pH 3 with dilute hydrochloric acid. The solution was extracted with ethyl acetate and the extract was dried and evaporated to afford methyl (E) 6-(1,3-dihydro-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-4-p-toluenesulfonyloxyisobenzofuran-5-yl)-4-methyl-4-hexenoate.

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