Toluene → HCID 178448156, compound

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A mixture of 1.2 g. 2-propylpropan-1,3-diol, 2.2 g. trans-5-formyl-2-p-methoxyphenyl-1,4-dioxane (obtainable by reaction of 1,1-ethylenedioxypropan-2,3-diol with p-methoxystyrene oxide and hydrolysis), 0.01 g. p-toluene sulphonic acid and 15 ml. toluene is boiled on a water separator for 3 hours, cooled, washed with water and evaporated. One obtains trans-2-p-methoxyphenyl-5-(trans-5-propyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-1,4-dioxane.

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