Toluene → HCID 45122014, compound

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In a 1-L flask equipped with a reflux condenser and a Dean-Stark trap, 3.0 g of 2-hydroxy-5-hexenoic acid, 400 ml of toluene and 30 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid were added and refluxed under a nitrogen atmosphere. Water accumulated in the trap was eliminated from time to time. The mixture was cooled after refluxing for 72 hours. It was washed twice with 10 ml of a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate, and an obtained crude product was vacuum distilled in the presence of zinc oxide to obtain 1.06 g of desired 3,6-di(3-butenyl)-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione (yield 41%).

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