Potassium hydroxide methanol → HCID 86646128, compound

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A 2 N potassium hydroxide-methanol solution (200 mL) was added to a methanol (132 mL) solution of methyl 3-hydroxy-4-isopropylhept-6-enoate (12.30 g, 61.5 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 13 hours. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. To the residue, water and diethyl ether were then added, and the aqueous layer was neutralized with 2 N hydrochloric acid. Diethyl ether was added thereto, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Then, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain the compound of interest as a brown oil substance (11.10 g, 97%).

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