Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Hydroxy-4,3',4',5'-tetramethoxychalcone

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To a stirred solution of 3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (1.1 g, 7.3 mmol) and 3,4,5-trimethoxyacetophenone (1.54 g, 7.3 mmol) in methanol (30 ml) was added a 50% w/v solution of aqueous NaOH (1 ml). The mixture was stirred for 24 hours at room temperature, acidified with 2N HCl and extracted with chloroform (3×30 ml). The combined organic phase was dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered, the solvent concentrated under vacou. The product was purified by crystallisation from methanol. 1H-NMR (CDCl3): 7.8 (d, 1H), 7.4 (d, 1H), 7.2-7.3 (m, 3H), 7.1 (dd, 1H), 6.9 (d, 1H), 5.8 (s, 1H) 4.0 (s, 9H) 3.9 (s, 3H); Mass Spectrum m/e (M+1) 329.

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