Sodium Carbonate → 4-Methyl-3-formyl-pent-3-en-1-oic acid

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A solution of 18.2 g of the product of Step A in 25 ml of methanol were added all at once to a solution of 18.9 g of sodium carbonate in 180 ml of water cooled to 0° C. and the mixture stood at room temperature for 120 hours. The mixture was washed with ether and cooled to 0° C. after which concentrated sulfuric acid was added to the mixture under an inert atmosphere until the pH was ≃1. The mixture was extracted with chloroform and then with ethyl acetate and the combined organic phases were dried and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure to obtain 9.5 g of residue. The latter was crystallized from water to obtain 7.4 g of pure 3-formyl-4-methyl-pent-3-one-1-oic acid melting at 102° C.

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