Acetic Anhydride → 1-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methylphenyl)ethanone O-acetyloxime

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To 1-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methylphenyl)ethanone oxime (Intermediate 17, 829 mg), acetic anhydride (2.6 ml, 27.5 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. After the removal of the volatiles, the residue was washed with water, filtered and dried. This afforded 1.0 g of the title compound.

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