Hydrochloric Acid → Acetic acid, 2-methylphenyl ester

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Reaction Steps

Into a spherical flask provided with a condenser, a dropping funnel and containing 2 moles of o-cresol, 2.4 moles of acetyl chloride are introduced in 15 minutes. The bath is kept at 110° C. until the release of hydrochloric acid is completed, i.e. after about 3 hours, and then the o-cresol acetate as obtained is distilled under vacuum:

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