N,N-Dimethylaniline → 1-Oxaspiro[4.5]decan-6-ol, 2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-, 6-acetate

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5.9 g (0.079 M) of acetyl chloride were added over 30 minutes at 20° to a mixture of 2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-1-oxa-spiro[4.5]decan-6-ol -- isomer A; see Example 1 -- and 10.9 g of N,N-dimethylaniline. After having been kept for 2 days at room temperature the reaction mixture was heated to reflux during 3 hours, then cooled and treated with 50 ml of ether. The reaction mixture was then filtered and the clear filtrate thus obtained poured onto crushed ice and finally acidified with a 10% aqueous solution of H2SO4. The organic layer was then washed with NaHCO3 in water, dried, evaporated and subjected to a fractional distillation to give 2.5 g of a product having b.p. 90°-100°/0.1 Torr. After crystallisation in aqueous ethanol 1.9 g (75%) of the desired ester were isolated -- isomer A.

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