Acetic Anhydride → HCID 86749296, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of (E,E)-4-ethyl-6-methyl-2,4-heptadien-1-ol (23.8 g) in pyridine (61.4 g) at 0° C. was added dropwise acetic anhydride (50.9 g). After two hours, the reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane. The solution was washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (3% ethyl acetate-hexane) to give (E,E)-1-acetoxy-4-ethyl-6-methyl-2,4-heptadiene (24.11 g) as an oil.

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