Water → 2-Methyl-2-propoxypropan-1-ol

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2-Methyl-2-propoxypropanol was prepared according to a modified method described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,652,579. A slurry consisting of 2-bromo-2-methyl-1,1-dipropoxypropane obtained from Example 2(a) (6.5 g, 0.026 mol), potassium hydrogen tartrate (4.8 g, 0.026 mol) in water (75 mL) was heated at reflux for 7 h. A distillation set-up was mounted and the liquid that was distilled between 82-90° C. was collected. The organic phase was separated. The obtained crude product (1.9 g, 56%) was used without further purification.

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