Phenetole → Cyclopropyl 4-ethoxyphenyl ketone

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Alternatively, the substituted-phenyl cyclopropyl ketones may be prepared by reacting cyclopropanecarboxylic acid chloride with an appropriately substituted-phenyl compound in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst, e.g., aluminum chloride. In Example 6, Step A, cyclopropanecarboxylic acid chloride is reacted with ethoxybenzene in the presence of aluminum chloride, yielding cyclopropyl (4-ethoxyphenyl) ketone.

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