2-Acetylhydroquinone → HCID 66777813, compound

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To a solution (250 mL) of 1-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanone (11.0 g) in acetonitrile were added 2-methoxyethylbromide (19.6 mL) and potassium carbonate (12.0 g) at room temperature, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 15 hr. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and filtered through celite, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution was added to the residue, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:hexane=1:10, volume ratio) to give the title object compound (7.6 g, 50%) as a pale-yellow oil.

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