Pyridine → 4-Butylphenyl acetate

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A solution of 10 g of 4-n-butylphenol, 10 ml of Ac2O and 8 ml of pyridine is stirred at reflux in 10 ml of dichloromethane. After 2 hours, the medium is cooled to ambient temperature, diluted in dichloromethane, washed with water, washed with a 1M HCl solution, washed in a saturated CuSO4 solution, washed with water, and dried over MgSO4. After evaporation, 10.8 g of the expected compound are recovered in the form of an oil.

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