Acetyl chloride → 4-(1,3-Dioxaindan-5-yl)oxane-2,6-dione

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3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)glutaric acid (3.2 g) was treated with acetyl chloride (15 mL) and the resulting mixture heated at reflux for 5 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was then azeotroped with toluene (2×100 mL) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was slurried with diethyl ether and filtered to afford the title compound (2.91 g).

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