Ethylene Glycol → HCID 22394927, compound

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To a solution of 2.45 g of 4-methyl-3-(phenyl-sulfonyl)-cyclohexan-1-one in 40 ml of benzene, were added 0.7 ml of 1,2-ethanediol and 0.2 g of paratoluenesulfonic anhydride. The resulting mixture was heated under reflux for 4 hours. After the reaction, a 2M aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution was added and the resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate three times. The combined organic layers were washed with saturated saline, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from ether, whereby 1,1-(ethylenedioxy)-4-methyl-3-(phenylsulfonyl)-cyclohexane was obtained in the form of white crystals (yield: 97%).

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