1-Phenylethanol → Acetophenone

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5.0 g (40.9 mmol) of 1-phenylethanol, 15.0 g (153 mmol) of cyclohexanone and 1.0 g of catalyst from Example 9 in 30 g of toluene were heated at 70° C. under argon. After a reaction time of 10 hours, the reaction mixture was analyzed by gas chromatography. The yield of product was 94.2 percent.

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