Water → HCID 19904408, compound

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2,2-Dimethyl-5-ethyl-5-(1-hydroxypropyl)-1,3-dioxane (10 g.) and Dowex 50×8-200 ion exchange resin (H+ form) (1.0 g.) in methanol (200ml) containing water (40 ml) was refluxed with stirring for three hours. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo. 2-Ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-pentan-1,3-diol (6.0 g.) was obtained as a colourless viscous oil.

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