Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 13851426, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 21.1 g 3-[(2-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)thio]propanoic acid and 160 g polyphosphoric ester in 150 ml CHCl3 is refluxed for 45 min. To the cooled reaction mixture is added 200 ml 0.5 N NaOH. The organic phase is separated and the aqueous phase is extracted with 100 ml CHCl3. The combined organic extracts are dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure and flash chromatrographed with ethyl acetate/hexane (8:92) to yield 6-methoxy-8-methyl-2H-[1]benzothiopyran-4-one.

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