Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 13669830, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 1.0 g of 3-hydroxy-4-methyl-9-oxo-9H-xanthene, 1.5 g of potassium carbonate, 1.8 g of ethyl bromoacetate and 20 ml of DMF was agitated at 60°-70° C. for 2 hours. After cooling the mixture, 2 g of sodium hydroxide and 40 ml of water were added, and the resulting mixture was stirred at 90°-100° C. for 30 minutes. After cooling, the mixture was rendered acidic with hydrochloric acid and the solid crystal was recovered by filtration, washed with water and dried. Recrystallization from ethanol gave 1.0 g of 4-methyl-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-3-yloxyacetic acid. m.p. 244°-247° C. This compound gave a mass spectrum having a molecular ion peak at m/e 284.

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