Succinic Anhydride
Sodium hydroxide (2 g, 50 mmol) was added to the aqueous phase and stirred for 6 h at room temperature. The solution was extracted with dichloromethane (3 × 5 mL), the combined extracts washed with water (5 mL), dried over Na 2 SO 4, concentrated by rotary evaporation and purified by silica gel chromatography: 25% isolated yield ( R )-1 ...