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HRID 1656791Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → Propylene Glycol Diacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
CatalystZincchlorideHCID 3007855—
ProductPropylene Glycol DiacetateHCID 1219880%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature140 °C

Reaction Steps

A 1-liter flask is charged with 3000 mol. wt. polyether triol (200 g, PO/EO copolymer having about 15 wt. % internal oxyethylene content; a flex-slab polyol), acetic anhydride (500 g), and zinc chloride (35 g). The mixture is heated to 140° C. for 7 h. Propylene glycol diacetate is isolated by distillation in 80% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05254723
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_10
ORD IDord-7456438fd0884970ae07779cab1e083b
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_10