Acetic Acid → HCID 86734761, compound

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50 mg of 7-[2-(3-hydroxy-3-pentyl-trans-1-propenyl)-5-oxo-cyclo-pentyl]-cis-5-heptenoic acid were dissolved in 20 ml of methanol and in the course of 1.5 hours three 50 mg portions of NaBH4 were added. The reaction solution was adjusted to pH 7 with glacial acetic acid, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, the residue was acidified in 1 ml of H2O with 2 N hydrochloric acid to pH 1 and extracted three times with 150 ml portions of ether. The combined ether extracts were washed with water, dried and condensed.

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