Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 15284546, compound

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A mixture of 18.23 g of 9,9-dimethyl-8-oxo-7-[1-(R)-phenylethyl]-7-aza-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane, 70 ml of 1N hydrochloric acid and 20 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid in 250 ml of acetone was heated under reflux for 20 hrs. During the reaction, 20 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid was further added. Solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was extracted with chloroform. The extract was washed with a saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution and dried. Solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (300 g of silica gel in a column) while eluting with a mixture of n-hexane and ethyl acetate (4:1, v/v) to yield 11.85 g a of the titled compound.

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