Formic Acid → HCID 12839734, compound

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21 g of trans-decahydronaphthalen-2,6-dione monoethyleneacetal was dissolved in 110 ml of toluene. 50 ml of formic acid was added to the solution, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. Water was added to the mixture, and the organic phase was separated, rinsed with water, a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate, and a saturated saline solution, in sequence, and dried on anhydrous sodium sulfate. Then, the solvent was evaporated to obtain 16 g of pale yellow solid trans-decahydronaphthalen-2,6-dione.

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