Benzyl Alcohol → 6-cyano-3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-trans-3-hydroxy-4-(4-benzyloxy-2-oxo-3-pyrrolin-1-yl)-2H-1-benzopyran

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Alternatively, a mixture of 6-cyano-3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-trans-3-hydroxy-4-(4-methoxy-2-oxo-3-pyrrolin-1-yl)-2H-1-benzopyran (0.7 g), benzyl alcohol (0.92 ml) and methanesulfonic acid (0.01 g) was refluxed for 2 hours in the presence of 3A molecular sieves. After cooling the molecular sieves were filtered off, the filtrate stirred with diethylether, the insoluble product filtered off and washed twice with diethylether, to give 6-cyano-3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-trans-3-hydroxy-4-(4-benzyloxy-2-oxo-3-pyrrolin-1-yl)-2H-1-benzopyran, m.p. 248° C.

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