Water → HCID 18366003, compound

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1.46 g (5.5 mmol) of 3-(4-ethoxytetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy)-4-methoxybenzonitrile (A7) and 3.0 g (55.0 mmol) of potassium hydroxide are heated at 140° C. for 3 h in 15 ml of glycerol. The mixture is treated with 50 ml of water, washed with 2×25 ml of ethyl acetate and the aqueous phase is acidified by dropwise addition of 30 ml of 2 N hydrochloric acid with ice-cooling. The mixture is subsequently stirred for 1 h, filtered and the precipitate is washed with ice water. 1.49 g of the title compound of m.p. 135-138° C. are obtained.

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