“…R f = 0.17 ( petroleum ether-EtOAc, 7 : 3); anal. calcd for C 10 H 12 O 4 : C, 61.22; H, 6.16; found: C, 60.79 ± 0.05; H, 6.18 ± 0.01; IR (film): 3432,3076,2999,2951,2872,2835,1712,1593,1465,1433,1424,1365,1298,1267,1230,1193,1134,1085,1061, 1000, 887, 870, 812, 778, 764, 731 cm −1 ; 1 H NMR: δ = 2.32 (brs, 1 H, OH), 3.88 (s, 3 H, OCH 3 ), 3.91 (s, 3 H, COOCH 3 ), 4.75 (d, J = 5.1 Hz, 2 H, CH 2 ), 7.16 (dd, J = 7.8, 7.5 Hz, 1 H, 5-H), 7.56 (dd, J = 7.5, 1.5 Hz, 1 H, 4-H), 7.77 (dd, J = 7.8, 1.5 Hz, 1 H, 6-H); 13 C NMR: δ = 52.4 (COOC̲ H 3 ), 61.0 (CH 2 ), 62.7 (OCH 3 ), 124.0 (C-5), 124.3 (C-1), 131.3 (C-6), 133.1 (C-4), 135.6 (C-3), 158.3 (C-2), 166.6 (C̲ OOCH 3 ) ppm; MS: m/z (%): 196 (16), 181 (23), 165 (34), 149 (100), 135 (75), 119 (27), 105 (23), 91 (16), 77 (36), 65 (17), 51 (10).…”