Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 10446609, compound

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A solution of 9a-butyl-2-(methoxymethoxy)-5-methyl-8,9,9a,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]azulen-6(7H)-one (5 mg) in methanol (1 mL) was treated with aqueous 2N HCl (0.1 mL, 0.2 mmol). After stirring at 65° C. for two hours, the mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (2 mL), treated with solid NaHCO3, and purified by preparative layer chromatography on a 0.1×20×20 cm silica gel GF plate (Analtech, Newark, Del.), developing with 20% EtOAc in hexane. The UV visible product band was eluted with EtOAc and the eluant was evaporated under vacuum to provide 9a-butyl-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-8,9,9a,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]azulen-6(7H)-one as a foam.

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