Chloroform → 2,5-Xylyl acetate

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At 0° C., to a mixture of 2,5-dimethylphenol 20 g and chloroform 150 ml was added acetyl chloride 15 g and triethylamine 49 g. The resulting mixture was raised to room temperature and was stirred for four hours. Then, the reaction mixture was extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with water and was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and was then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography to give acetic acid 2,5-dimethylphenyl ester 24 g.

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