p-METHYLACETOPHENONE → 1-(4-Methylphenyl)butane-1,3-dione

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The title compound was prepared (as described above for Intermediate 16) from 2.0 g of 4′-methylacetophenone and 2.9 mL of EtOAc to yield 1.68 grams of Intermediate 27: TLC analysis: Rf=0.61 (5/1, hexanes/EtOAc), 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, enol form) δ7.72 (d, 2H, J=8.2), 7.24 (d, 2H, J=7.4), 6.15 (s, 1H), 2.4 (s, 3H), 2.2 (s, 3H).

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