Acetone → 7-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-4H-benzo[d][1,3]dioxin-4-one

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A suspension of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (85.0 g) in trifluoroacetic acid (800 mL) was cooled in an ice/water bath. Trifluoroacetic anhydride (500 mL) was added followed by acetone (100 mL). After the addition was complete, the ice/water bath was removed and the reaction mixture stirred for 24 hours before the volatiles were removed under vacuum using a rotary evaporator. The residue was cautiously added to a water/sodium bicarbonate suspension to afford a neutralized mixture. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the combined organic phases were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was triturated with dichloromethane to afford the product as an off-white solid (50 g).

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