Acetic Acid → 2,4,6-Triethylbenzyl chloride

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A mixture of 81.1 g of 1,3,5-triethylbenzene, 60.4 g of chloromethyl methyl ether and 6.0 g of acetic acid was stirred in a sealed tube at 120° C. for 7 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into 500 ml of water and extracted with hexane. The organic layer was washed with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then concentrated. The residue was distilled under reduced pressure to obtain 68.07 g of 2,4,6-triethylbenzyl chloride. Boiling point: 88 to 98° C. (0.18 kPa).

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