Dimethylformamide → (5-Hydroxy-4-oxo-4h-pyran-2-yl)methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate

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1 g(6.2 mmole) of sodium salicylate and 0.9 g(15.6 mmole) of chlorokojic acid were dissolved into 70 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide. The resulting solution was heated with stirring for 2 hours in an oil bath of 110° C. After distillating solvent, the residue was dissolved in 300 ml of ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate solution was washed with 5% chloric acid and distilled water, dried over magnesium sulfate, decolored with active charcoal and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated to give 0.85 g(58%) of 2-(2-hydroxybenzoyl) oxymethyl-5-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one as a solid.

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