Solketal → HCID 12806952, compound

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A mixture of 2 gm. of [(5,6-dichloro-9a-ethyl-3-oxo-1,2,9,9a-tetrahydro-3H-fluoren-7-yl)oxy]-acetic acid, 3 ml. of 2,2-dimethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane and 0.5 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid hydrate are heated on the steam bath for 3 hours. The dark reaction mixture then is chromatographed on 300 g of silica, and eluted with acetic acid-acetone-toluene (5:5:90). Fractions containing a single component (Rf~0.4) are pooled and concentrated to a yellow oil. On standing overnight, a mixture of crystalline solid and yellow oil resulted. The mixture is filtered and the solid recrystallized from tetrahydrofuran-ether-petroleum ether (5:15:25). The yield of pure product is 0.3 g., m.p. 143°-145° C.

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