Acetic Acid → HCID 131719077, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Sucrose (34.2 g; 0.1 moles) can be mixed with acetic acid (50 g; 0.83 moles) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.2 g; 0.001 moles). The reaction mixture can then be heated to 100° C. for three hours. Sodium carbonate (0.1 g; 0.001 moles) can be added in order to neutralize the acid catalyst. Excess acetic acid can be removed at reduced pressure in a rotary evaporator. About 40 g of a partially esterified sucrose acetate (about 95 percent yield) containing about 70 weight percent sucrose diacetate and about 15 weight percent sucrose triacetate should be obtained.

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