Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 58381699, compound

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Ethyl 2-((5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-icosa-5,8,11,14,17-pentaenylthio)-2-methylpropanoate (209 mg, 0.50 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (2.5 mL) and added to a solution of LiOH×H2O (168 mg, 4.0 mmol) in water (2.5 mL). The resulting turbid solution was stirred at 70° C. under inert atmosphere for 2 hours, cooled and added water (10 mL) and 1 M HCl (5 mL) to pH=1-2. The mixture was extracted three times with heptane (3×20 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 101 mg of the title compound as crude oil. Purification by flash chromatography on silica gel using gradient elution (starting with pure heptane and increasing stepwise to heptane:EtOAc (with 5% HOAc) 80:20) afforded 78 mg (40%) of the title compound as oil.

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