Acetic Acid → 5-phenylhexanoic Acid

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A mixture of ethyl 5-methyl-5-phenylpentanoate (16.0 g, 72.6 mmol), a 30% aqueous sulfuric acid solution and acetic acid (250 ml) was stirred at 75-80° C. for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into cold water and extracted twice with toluene, and the extract solution was washed twice with a 5% aqueous sodium chloride solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain 13.4 mg of 5-methyl-5-phenylpentanoic acid.

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