Sulfuric Acid → 2-Acetyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione

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Reaction Steps

According to Scheme 4 Step 2: AlCl3 (26.5 mmol, 3.53 g) was added to a solution of 3-oxocyclohex-1-enyl acetate (13.2 mmol, 2.04 g) in dichloroethane (10 mL) and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured onto a solution of H2SO4 in ice. The aqueous phase was extracted with CHCl3 (50 mL). The organic phase was washed with water, dried over Na2SO4, was filtered and was concentrated to yield 2-acetylcyclohexane-1,3-dione (7.78 mmol, 1.20 g, 59%) as a yellow oil.

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