Acetic Acid → HCID 14722844, compound

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2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone (7.1 g, 0.05 mol) and dimethyl oxylate (7.2 g) were dissolved in DMF containing a solution of sodium methoxide in methanol (4.0 g Na, 100 ml MeOH) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 48 hours. At this point, acetic acid (180 ml) was added and the mixture was heated to 100° C. for 5 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was separated, the aqueous layer was thoroughly extracted with more ethyl acetate, and the combined organic extracts were washed with brine. Evaporation of the dried (Na2SO4) solvent in vacuo afforded methyl 7-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-1-benzopyran-2-carboxylate (6a) as a crude yellow solid which was crystallized from from ethyl acetate/hexane to afford 3.5 g of pure product.

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