Phenol → 4'-Hydroxyacetophenone

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4-Acetoxyacetanilide is produced by subjecting phenyl acetate to a Fries rearrangement or phenol and an acetylating agent to a Friedel-Crafts acetylation to form 4-hydroxyacetophenone which is then reacted with hydroxylamine or a hydroxylamine salt to form 4-hydroxyacetophenone oxime. The oxime is then subjected to a Beckmann rearrangement and accompanying acetylation with acetic anhydride to form the 4-acetoxyacetanilide.

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