Potassium Carbonate → methyl 2-((4R,6S)-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4-yl)acetate

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Reaction Steps

Mixture of ethyl 2-((4R,6S)-6-(acetoxymethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4-yl)acetate (80 grams), potassium carbonate (21 grams) in methanol (400 ml) was stirred for 2 hours at 0-10° C. The reaction mixture was quenched with water and then the reaction mixture extracted into methylene chloride and washed it with water. The methylene chloride from the reaction mixture was distilled off under reduced pressure to get the title compound.

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