Ethylene Glycol → HCID 86734011, compound

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A mixture of 10.142 g. (0.0362 mole) of 2-(carbethoxy-methyl)-3-(1-octenyl)cyclopentanone (ethyl 9-oxo-3,4,5,6,7-pentanor-13-trans-prostenoate, Example 63), 3.49 g. (0.0562 mole) of ethylene glycol, 0.344 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate, and 30 ml. of benzene is refluxed for 4.5 hours with azeotropic removal of water. The mixture is cooled, placed onto a column of 130 g. of Florisil® in benzene and the ketal is eluted off with benzene. The filtrate is evaporated to yield 9.53 g. of a colorless oil.

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