Water → 2-Chloromethyl-5,5-dimethyl-2-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-[1,3]dioxane

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0.5 mol of 2-chloro-1-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)ethanone, 104 g [1 mol] of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol (neopentyl glycol) and 9.5 g [0.05 mol] of p-TsOH hydrate are boiled in 500 ml of xylene with a water trap until the formation of water ceases (about 4 hours). 200 ml of water and 30 ml of xylene are added to the reaction mixture at room temperature. A better phase separation is achieved by adding 50 ml of saturated aqueous NaCl solution. The organic phase is then extracted again with 100 ml of water and 100 ml of saturated aqueous NaCl solution, dried and concentrated.

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