Water → 2-isopropyl-phenyl acetate

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Reaction Steps

2-Isopropylphenol (5.0 kg, 36.7 mol) is dissolved in ethyl acetate (20.8 L) and to this is added triethylamine (4.48 kg, 44.1 mol). This solution is cooled to -12° and to this is added acetyl chloride (3.15 kg, 40.2 mol) over a period of 2.5 hours keeping the temperature below -10°. Triethylamine hydrochloride precipitates immediately. After the addition is complete stirring is continued for 1 hour at 15° at which time a solid mass is formed. This is dissolved by the addition of water (12 L). After separation of the layers the organic layer is further washed with water (2×12 L) and evaporated in vacuo (50°, 2 Torr) and then at 70°, 2 Torr to give 2-isopropyl-phenyl acetate as a residual amber oil.

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