Acetic Acid → HCID 13003814, compound

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Reaction Steps

Into a 2000 ml reaction flask, equipped with stirrer, cooling bath, thermometer, addition funnel and nitrogen blanket apparatus, is added 420 ml of acetic acid (7.0 moles) and 3.0 ml of acetyl chloride. Dropwise over a period of 1.5 hours, while maintaining the reaction mass at 50°-72° C. is added 950 ml (7.7 moles) of n-butyl vinyl ether (770 grams). At the end of the addition of said n-butyl vinyl ether, the reaction mass is stirred for a period of six hours, while maintaining the temperature thereof at 30° C.

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