Tributylstannane → HCID 12878309, compound

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The product obtained by reducing 200 mg of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-bromo-7-(p-chlorophenyl)-5-heptanolide with 680 mg of tri-n-butyltin hydride in 5 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran according to the method described in Example 2 (a), was recrystallized from a mixture of n-hexane and benzene (5:1) to give 89 mg of the desired compound melting at 61°-64° C.

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