Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 9994144, compound

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470 mg of ethyl (E)-3-(5-ethyl-3-methoxy-4-methoxymethoxy-1-naphthyl)-2-butenoate was dissolved in 5 ml of ethanol and 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran, to which 350 mg of potassium hydroxide and 2 ml of water were added, followed by refluxing for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was neutralized with 1N hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and evaporated to obtain 280 mg of the titled compound as pale yellow crystals.

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