Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(2,6-Dihydroxyphenyl)-propan-1-one

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1-(2,6-bis{[(methyloxy)methyl]oxy}phenyl)-1-propanone (Intermediate 27, 1.7 g) was dissolved in methanol (50.0 ml) and an aqueous solution of HCl (26.7 ml, 53.5 mmol of a 2M aqueous solution) was added. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 2 hours. After quenching with water, the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The gathered organic layers were dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and evaporated to afford the title compound (1.11 g).

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