Water → HCID 374897, compound

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Dissolved in 15 ml of methanol was 759 mg of ethyl 6-[(acetoxy)methyl]-α-ethyl-1,1-(ethylenedioxy)-5-oxo-1,2,3,5-tetrahydroindolizine-7-acetate (V), followed by an addition of 5 ml of water and a further addition of 420 mg of lithium hydroxide (monohydrate). The resultant mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. After removal of methanol by distillation, the residue was added first with about 10 ml of ice water and then with 1.5 ml of acetic acid, followed by stirring at room temperature for 22 hours.

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