Acetone Cyanohydrin → 4-hydroxy-5-[(3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-2-phenethyl-2-phenyl-3H-pyran-6-one

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The title compound was prepared as described in General Method 8 using the following: 5,6-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-phenyl-6-(2-phenylethyl)-2H-pyran-2-one (0.300 g, 1.02 mmol), Et3N (0.15 mL, 1.1 mmol), 2-methoxybenzoyl chloride (0.17 g, 1.02 mmol), CH2Cl2 (4.0 mL), acetonitrile (4.0 mL), acetone cyanohydrin (0.05 mL, 0.5 mmol), Et3N (0.35 mL, 2.5 mmol), glacial acetic acid (5.0 mL), sodium cyanoborohydride (0.47 g, 7.5 mmol).

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