Potassium Dichromate → 3'-METHOXY-3-PHENYLPROPIOPHENONE

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14.9 g (0.05 mole) of potassium dichromate in a mixture of 50 ml of water and 10 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid were added to a solution of 34 g (0.14 mole) of 1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenylpropan-1-ol in 500 ml of ether while cooling with ice and stirred overnight at 20° C. The aqueous, green phase was separated and extracted twice with 100 ml of ether each time. The combined ether extracts were dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent was then removed in vacuo. 28.0 g (83%) of the compound 1-(methoxyphenyl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one were obtained as a yellow oil, which was reacted further without prior purification.

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