Acetic Anhydride → HCID 10797410, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2,6-dimethylbenzyl alcohol (17.1 g) and acetic anhydride (14.2 ml) was stirred at 70° C. for 5 hours during which time to the mixture was added 4-dimethylaminopyridine (17 mg). After cooling, the reaction mixture was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate, and the solution was washed with water twice. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo to give 2,6-dimethylbenzyl acetate (22.50 g) as colorless oil.

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