Acetone → HCID 53973838, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 7.1 g of 2-acetoxyethyl-1,1-ethylenedioxy-2-n-pentyl-cyclopentane, 14.5 g of acetone and 0.0475 g of paratoluenesulphonic acid is brought to reflux during 1 hour. There is added thereto 0.08 mole of triethanolamine and the mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure on a water-bath. The residue is dissolved in 50 ml of benzene and washed with water until neutral. The distilled benzene solution yields 7 g of crude product which are rectified. There are obtained 5 g of 3-acetoxyethyl-2-n-pentyl-1-cyclopentanone (83.3% yield) having: b.p.0.5 = 110°-113°C, nD15 = 1.4610.

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