Sulfuric Acid → 6-(22-Hydroxydocosyl)-2,3-dimethoxy-5-methylphenol

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To 30 ml of a solution of 3 g of methyl 22-(2-hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxy-6-methylphenyl)docosanoate in tetrahydrofuran is added lithium aluminum hydride, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. To the reaction mixture is added 10% sulfuric acid under ice cooling, and the whole mixture is extracted with ether. The extract is washed with water and dried, and then the solvent is distilled off under reduced pressure to give colorless crystals of 6-(22-hydroxydocosyl)-2,3-dimethoxy-5-methylphenol.

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