6,6,9-Trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-benzo(c)chromen-1-ol → 1-[4-(Morpholino)butyryloxy]-3-n-pentyl-6,6,9-trimethyl-10a,6a,7,8-tetrahydrodibenzo[b,d]pyran hydrochloride

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0.7 g. (2.23 mmoles) of 1-Hydroxy-3-n-pentyl-6,6,9-trimethyl-10a,6a,7,8 -tetrahydrodibenzo[b,d]pyran, 0.48 g. (2.28 mmoles) of γ-morpholinobutyric acid hydrochloride (Cruickshank and Sheehan, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 83, 2891 (1961), m.p. 180°-182°), and 0.48 g. (2.35 mmoles) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (Aldrich) were combined with 35 ml. of methylene chloride and stirred at room temperature for a total of 40 hours. The insoluble by-product of dicyclohexylurea was separated by filtration and the methylene chloride was removed using a rotary evaporator. The resulting residue was dissolved in about 20 ml. of benzene and a small amount of insoluble material was removed by filtration. The benzene was evaporated and the residue dried in vacuo to give 0.7 g. of fluffy, white material. Crystallization from benzene/pet ether gave 0.4 g. of product as colorless crystals, m.p. 99°-101°. The material was pure by thin layer chromatography (10% MeOH/CHCl3); the infrared and nmr spectra are in agreement with the proposed structure.

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