4H-1-Benzopyran-2-carboxylic acid, 6-hydroxy-4-oxo-, ethyl ester → ethyl 3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-carboxylate

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A solution of 8.75 g of ethyl 6-hydroxychromone-2-carboxylate in 200 ml of acetic acid was hydrogenated in the presence of 2 g of 10% palladium on charcoal at 50 psi and room temperature by shaking the suspension over a period of 17 hours. The catalyst was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure to give 7.85 g of crude material. Purification of this compound by high-performance liquid chromatography (solvent system, hexane-ethyl acetate 3:1) yielded 4.9 g (59%) of pure crystalline racemic-3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. Recrystallization from ethyl-acetate-hexane gave colorless solid, mp 72°-74° C.

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