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温度

110 °C

Styrene in the amount of 20 grams was dissolved in 100 milliliters of acetic acid containing 10% potassium acetate. Ceric acetate in the amount of 0.005 mole was added and the reaction mixture was heated in a sealed tube at 110° C. overnight. The lactone, gamma-phenyl butyrolactone, was obtained in 70% yield.