Hydroquinone → 2-Acetylhydroquinone

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In the solution of 220 g(2 mol) of hydroquinone in 500 ml of acetic acid, 102 g(1 mol) of acetic anhydride was drop-added for one hour while agitating the solution at 110° C. The mixture was maintained at 110° C. for two hours, and acetic acid was distilled under vacuum. 1 liter of toluene was added to the reaction mixture and the unreacted excess hydroquinone was filtered and collected (recovered amount: 110 g, recycled without any purification process). A desired monoacetyl hydroquinone was obtained by evaporating the residue under vacuum. (Yield: 149.1 g(98%). mp: 60-62° C., 1H-NMR(200 MHz, CDCl3, ppm) 2.25(s, 3H), 5.78 (br, 1H), 6.70 (d,2H), 6.88 (d, 2H).

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