Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 58503980, compound

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A solution of methyl 5-(3-hydroxyphenyl)furan-2-carboxylate (500 mg) in ethanol (11 mL) was treated with aqueous 3 mol/L sodium hydroxide (3.8 mL) at room temperature and refluxed for three hours. The reaction was brought to room temperature and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in water and brought to pH 2 via the addition of 1 N hydrochloric acid. The precipitated beige solids were collected by filtration to obtain the title compound (175 mg) having the following physical data.

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