Acetic Anhydride → 3-(2-Pyridyl)propyl acetate

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Reaction Steps

2-Pyridinepropanol (2.0 g, 14.6 mmol) was dissolved in pyridine (5 ml), and acetic anhydride (3.0 g, 29.2 mmol) was added thereto. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2.5 hrs, and subjected to a silica gel (75 g) column chromatography. The fractions eluted with hexane-ethyl acetate (3:1, v/v) were collected and concentrated to give the titled compound (2.6 g, 99%).

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