Potassium Carbonate → HCID 14303266, compound

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Reaction Steps

In a 50 ml flask with a cooling column, 3.5 g (15 mmol) of α-chloro-γ-octyl-γ-butyrolactone and 20 ml of 2N aqueous potassium carbonate were kept at 80° C. for 40 hours under stirring. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and poured into 10 ml of 12N hydrochloric acid. The reaction product was extracted with ether and the ether extract was dried over anhydrous sodium carbonate. The ether was removed and the residue was distilled under reduced pressure to give α-hydroxy-γ-octyl-γ-butyrolactone (Yield 78%)

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