Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 86741996, compound

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To a solution of 1.6 g of ethyl (E)-6-(1,3-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-5-isobenzofuranyl)-4-methyl-4-thiohexenoate in 120 ml of acetonitrile at 0° C. was added 0.74 ml of pyridine followed by 1.0 ml of acetyl chloride. After stirring for 2 hours the reaction mixture was poured into dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic solution was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to an oil, which was triturated with ether to give ethyl (E)-6-(1,3-dihydro-4-acetoxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-5-isobenzofuranyl)-4-methyl-4-thiohexenoate, m.p. 81°-84° C.

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