Acetic acid 10-acetoxymethyl-anthracen-9-ylmethyl ester → HCID 12803438, compound

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Approximately 21.8 g of 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-4-phenyl-4-imidazolin-2-one and 120 ml. of acetic anhyride is refluxed together for four hours. The acetic anhydride is distilled out at reduced pressure. The residual semisolid is recrystallized from ether to yield the title compound as a white solid; m.p. 73°-75° C.

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