tert-Butylacetic acid → HCID 178442262, compound

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This compound was prepared by the general methods as described in Examples 1 to 15. Lawsone (0.15 g), 3,3-dimethylbutyric acid (0.15 g), and silver nitrate (0.15 g) were heated in a mixture of acetonitrile (5 ml) and water (5 ml) at 60-65° C. A solution of ammonium peroxysulphate (0.3 g) in water (5 ml) was added dropwise and the mixture heated for 1 hour and then processed as for Example 3 to yield the title compound . The crude product was purified on a silica gel column using 20% diethyl ether in petroleum ether eluant and recrystallised from petroleum ether to yield 38 mg of the title compound.

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