Lithium Hydroxide → HCID 58883456, compound

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A solution of 6-(4-methoxycarbonylmethyl-phenylethynyl)-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-chroman-8-carboxylic acid isopropyl ester (Intermediate 45, 0.019 g, 0.043 mmol) in ethanol (0.3 mL), tetrahydrofuran (0.3 mL) and water (0.3 mL) was treated with 1N lithium hydroxide (0.086 mL, 0.086 mmol) and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 30 minutes. The volatiles were evaporated in vacuo to a residue that was washed with hexane:ethyl acetate (3:1) neutralized with 2N hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washed with water and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo to afford the title product as a brown oil (0.015 g, 80%).

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