Ethylene Glycol → HCID 23441498, compound

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A solution of 4-(1-acetylcyclopropan-1-yl)nitrobenzene (2.40 g), ethylene glycol (6.5 mL), and pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (1.47 g) in benzene (120 mL) was heated under reflux with Dean-Stark apparatus for 15 hours. After cooling, dilution with saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and then concentrated in vacuo. Flash chromatography (silica, hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1) of the residue gave 4-(1-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)cyclopropan-1-yl)nitrobenzene (2.83 g).

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