Ethylene Glycol → Methyl 4-[(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)methyl]benzoate

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A mixture of 1-(4-carbomethoxyphenyl)propan-2-one (17.3 g), ethan-1,2-diol (5.6 g) and p-toluenesulphonic acid (200 ml) in benzene (150 ml) was refluxed under a Dean and Stark head until the theoretical amount of water had been collected (ca. 4 hours). The solvent was evaporated and the residue was partitioned between sodium bicarbonate solution and ether. The ethereal extract was washed with water, dried, evaporated and distilled to give 15.7 g (74%), bp 136-140/1.5 mm.

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