Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 3-(4-methoxy-5-oxo-3-phenyl-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)propanoate

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To a mixture of ethyl 3-(4-hydroxy-5-oxo-3-phenyl-2,5-dihydro-2-furyl)propionate (86 g) and potassium carbonate (51.62 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (855 ml) was added dropwise methyl iodide (23.25 ml) at ambient temperature with stirring and the mixture was stirred for 2.5 hours at the same temperature. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo to give a residue which was poured into diluted hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water and brine successively and dried. Evaporation of the solvent gave ethyl 3-(4-methoxy-5-oxo-3-phenyl-2,5-dihydro-2-furyl)propionate which was recrystallized from diisopropyl ether (73.07 g).

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