Acetic Anhydride → HCID 86751830, compound

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A mixture of 0.30 g of 5-(4-{2-[1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)ethylideneaminooxy]ethoxy}benzyl)thiazolidine-2,4-dione (prepared as described in Example 50), 0.092 ml of acetic anhydride and 15 ml of pyridine was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. At the end of this time, the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, and then the resulting residue was diluted with water and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid and with an aqueous solution of sodium chloride, in that order, after which it was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was then removed by distillation under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by column chromatography through silica gel, using a 1:2 by volume mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane as the eluent, to give 0.23 g of the title compound, melting at 30°-50° C. (softening point).

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