Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 54141677, compound

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Diethyl methoxycarbonylmethyl[6,7-dichloro-2-(3-chloro-2-butenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-oxo-2-propyl-1H-inden-5-yl]malonate (10.7 g, 0.019 mole) was stirred at reflux for 21/2 hours in a mixture of methanol (120 ml), water (120 ml) and sodium hydroxide (6 g). The solution was cooled, diluted with water, acidified with hydrochloric acid, and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic extracts were washed with water, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to obtain 8.0 g of the product as a gum.

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