Formic Acid → HCID 178448046, compound

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In 500 ml of toluene was dissolved 50.0 g (171 ml ) of the crude 1-methoxy-4-(trans-4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)cyclohexyl)butene obtained by the procedures in the fourth step, 78.7 g (1710 mmol) of formic acid was added thereto, and then they were heated to reflux for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with 300 ml of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution twice and with 500 ml of water five times, and the solvent was distilled off under a reduced pressure to obtain 45.1 g of a crude 4-(trans-4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)cyclohexyl)butanal.

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