Propionic Acid → HCID 178458831, compound

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To a solution of 12 g of the 5-(2,3-dihydro-2,2,4,5,7-pentamethylbenzofuran-6-yl)-3-hydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-one in 100 ml of absolute toluene was added 20.5 ml of anhydrous propionic acid and refluxed for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford a residue. To a solution of the residue in 100 ml of absolute toluene was added 0.98 g of dimethylaminopyridine, After refluxing 20 hours, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford a crude product. Final purification was carried by silica-gel column chromatography to afford 3.9 g of 5-(2,3-dihydro-2,2,4,5,7-pentamethylbenzofuran-6-yl)-2-propionyl-3-hydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-one as a yellow solid.

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