Formaldehyde → HCID 20334610, compound

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Reaction Steps

This compound was prepared in the manner of Intermediate A using 6.00 g of 2-methyl-2-(2-methylbenzyloxy)-1,3-propanediol (Intermediate R), 1.66 g of paraformaldehyde, and 0.13 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid in 150 ml of dry hexane. The crude reaction product was distilled under reduced pressure using a short path distilling system to give in one fraction 3.64 g of 5-methyl-5-(2-methylbenzyloxy)-1,3-dioxane; bp 106°-108°/0.01 mm; ir and nmr spectra were consistent with the assigned structure.

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