Hydrochloric Acid → 2,4,5-Trimethoxyacetophenone

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To methylene chloride, 47.5 g of aluminum chloride were added, followed by the addition of 30 g of 2,4,5-trimethoxybenzene and then 13 ml of acetyl chloride under ice cooling. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 6 hours. After the completion of the reaction, 1N hydrochloric acid was added to the reaction mixture under ice cooling. The resulting mixture was then extracted with methylene chloride. The extract so obtained was washed successively with 1N hydrochloric acid, a 1N aqueous solution of sodium hydrochloride and saturated saline and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product so obtained was washed with ethanol, whereby 18.6 g of 2',4',5'-trimethoxyacetophenone were obtained (yield: 50%).

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