Water → HCID 19047067, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 1.0 g of sodium in 30 ml of absolute methanol was added 6.5 ml of diethyl malonate and 10 g of the 4-(7-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2,2,4,5-tetramethyl-benzofuran-6-yl)-3-buten-2-one in 20 ml of absolute methanol, and refluxed for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was added 100 ml of water and concentrated under reduced pressure and then added 17 g of 20% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide. After refluxing 1 hour, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and washed with benzene. Concentrated hydrochloric acid was added dropwise into the aqueous layer until the bubble of carbon dioxide ceased. And then, solid was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with water. The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 11.8 g of 5-(7-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzofuran-6-yl)-3-hydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-one.

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