Ethyl vinyl ether → 3-(1-Ethoxyethoxy)-3-methyl-butane-2-one

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In a 200 ml three-necked flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, dropping funnel, reflux condenser, and a nitogen-inlet tube, 15 gm (147 mmol) of 3-methyl-3-hydroxy-2-butanone, 500 mg (2.0 mmol) of pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate and 100 ml of anhydrous methylenechloride were mixed with stirring under nitrogen stream, and 11.7 gm (162 mmol) of ethyl vinyl ether was added dropwise at room temperature for 3 hours while stirring. After the reaction, the reaction mixture was washed with 5% aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate, and then the mixture was extracted with chloroform. The extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent was removed by evaporation to give a crude product. Distillation of the crude product afforded 17.09 gm of 3-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-3-methyl-butane-2-one (b.p. 38-40/l mmHg, yield: 66%).

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