Benzenepropanoic acid, 3-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxy-, methyl ester → HCID 11833211, compound

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23.6 g of methyl 3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate, 10.1 g of glyoxylic acid monohydrate and 0.08 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid are boiled in 80 ml of 1,2-dichloroethane under a water separator for 7 h. The reaction solution is then cooled down, washed 3 times with 50 ml of water each time and freed of solvent in a rotary evaporator to leave 29.2 g of methyl 3-(7-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)propionate in the form of a yellowish oil.

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