Neopentyl glycol → HCID 51341958, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 4-hydroxyphenyl boronic acid (15.0 g) and 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol (11.4 g) in toluene (100 mL) was heated under reflux for 6 hours 30 minutes (using Dean-Stark apparatus). The resultant reaction mixture was allowed to cool and stand still and therefrom, a precipitates were filtered out and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain the subject compound (21.6 g) as a light gray solid.

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