5-Phenyl-2-benzofurancarboxylic acid → HCID 20329640, compound

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5.0 g of 1 was mixed with 90 ml of 10% sodium hydoxide solution. Sodium amalgam (prepared from 1.5 g of sodium and 50 l g of mercury) was added to the stirred mixture over a period of one hour. The mixture was then stirred for 24 hours and allowed to stand at room temperature for an additional 24 hours. The mercury was separated, and the solution was neutralized with dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. The extract was dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was recrystallized from ethanol to give 2, as white crystals, mp: 186°-187° C.

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