p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate → 1,3-Benzodioxole, 5-(1-methylethenyl)-

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14.52 g of 2-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-propanol was dissolved in 200 ml of benzene. A catalytic amount of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate was added to the solution and the mixture was heated under reflux in a short-neck Kjeldahl flask provided with a Dean-Stark reflux condenser for 2.5 h. The reaction mixture was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and then with a saturated aqueous common salt solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After filtration, the filtrate was concentrated to obtain 14.33 g of the intended compound in the form of an oil.

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