Acetyl chloride → HCID 23322169, compound

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Acetyl chloride (5.0 ml) in dry ether (20 ml) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of 1-(4-hydroxymethylphenyl)propane-2-one ethylene ketal (3.0 g) (as prepared in description 1) in dry ether (50 ml). The mixture was refluxed for 1 h, evaporated and deketalised as described in description 1, to give the title compound as a colourless oil which was bulb distilled, bath temperature 120°-130°/o. 1 mm Hg.

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