Methanol → HCID 70189712, compound

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A mixture of 4.0 g of methyl (E)-6-(4-cyano-1,3-dihydro-6-ethyl-7-methyl-3-oxoisobenzofuran-5-yl)-4-methyl-4-hexenoate and 1.86 g of sodium hydroxide in 100 ml of 3:2 water:methanol is heated at reflux for 2 hours. The resulting homogeneous solution is distilled until 30 ml of distillate is recovered. An additional 0.6 g (15 mmol) of sodium hydroxide is added to the reaction solution and it is refluxed for 2 days. Upon cooling the solution is partitioned between 1N aqueous HCl and ethyl acetate. The organic phase is washed twice with water, once with brine, and then dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent is evaporated under reduced pressure to give (E)-6-(4-carboxy-1,3-dihydro-6-ethyl-7-methyl-3-oxoisobenzofuran-5-yl)-4-methyl-4-hexenoic acid.

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