Hydrochloric Acid → 2',4,4'-Trimethoxy-6'-(pivaloyloxy)-chalcone

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To a stirred solution of 300 mg of 2'-hydroxy-4,4',6'-trimethoxychalcone in 12 ml of pyridine were added 65 mg of p-(dimethylamino)-pyridine and 165 mg of pivaloyl chloride. After being stirred at room temperature for 4 hours, the reaction mixture was poured into 30 ml of ice-water. The mixture was acidified with hydrochloric acid and then extracted with 50 ml of ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extract was successively washed with 0.2N hydrochloric acid, 10% aqueous sodium carbonate and water, dried over sodium sulfate and then evaporated to give 440 mg of 2',4,4'-trimethoxy-6'-(pivaloyloxy)-chalcone;

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