Potassium Hydroxide → 3-(4-Benzyloxyphenyl)-2-propylpropionic acid

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Reaction Steps

In a similar manner to that described in Reference example 2(b), a reaction was carried out using diethyl 2-(4-benzyloxybenzyl)-2-propylmalonate (9.85 g), which is the product of Reference example 23(a), and potassium hydroxide (5.25 g) and the reaction mixture was treated to afford the desired compound (3.96 g) as brown crystals.

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