Water → HCID 58972220, compound

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To a stirring solution of 113 mg 2,2,7,8-tetramethyl-5-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-chroman-6-ol (prepared in the method of Walkinshaw, et al., US 2005/0065099 A1, Mar. 24, 2005) in 3.75 mL acetonitrile-water (5:1) at 5° C. was added a yellow solution of cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (475 mg) in acetonitrile-water (1:4, 2.75 mL) over a period of 5 minutes. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir for an additional 5 minutes, after which it was poured into a separatory funnel containing dichloromethane (30 mL) and water (30 mL). The aqueous layer was removed and the remaining organics were washed once with 1.0 M sodium chloride solution (30 mL). The organics were subsequently dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Silica gel chromatography (15% ethyl acetate-85% hexanes) provided 58 mg of 2-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl-butyl)-5,6-dimethyl-3-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-[1,4]benzoquinone. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) 4.92 (t, 1H), 3.18 (d, 2H), 2.54 (t, 2H), 1.99 (s, 6H), 1.74 (s, 3H), 1.66 (s, 3H), 1.52 (m, 2H), 1.26 (s, 6H).

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