Triethylamine → HCID 12051603, compound

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A solution of methanesulfonyl chloride (6.1 ml, 78.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (50 mL) was added to a stirring solution of ethyl 3-hydroxy 4-oxo-6-methyl-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydrobenzofuran-3-carboxylic acid (18.48 g, 76 mmol) and triethylamine (21.4 mL, 154 mmol) in dichloromethane (150 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was allowed to reach ambient temperature, stirred for 2 hours, then poured into aqueous 1N sodium hydroxide and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give ethyl 4-oxo-6-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran-3-carboxylate (16.86 g).

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