Water → 7-methylspiro[2H-benzofuran-3,1-cyclopropane]-4-ol

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To a solution of 4-(methoxymethoxy)-7-methyl-spiro[2H-benzofuran-3,1′-cyclopropane] (Intermediate 12, 38 mg, 0.17 mmol) in ethanol (5 ml), HCl 6N in water (0.1 mL, 0.6 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for 4 days at room temperature. Combined solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by flash chromatography (Biotage system) on silica gel using a 10 g SNAP column and cyclohexane to cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 7:3 as eluents affording the title compound (24 mg) as a light orange solid.

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