Toluene → p-METHYLACETOPHENONE

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Reaction Steps

To an agitated mixture of aluminium chloride (20 g., 0.15 mole) and lithium chloride (3.18 g., 0.075 mole) and dichloroethane (20 ml) at -15° C. was slowly added toluene (4.6 g., 0.05 mole) and acetyl chloride (3.93 g., 0.05 mole) in dichloroethane (10 ml). The reaction mixture was left at -15° C. for one hour then allowed to warm up to room temperature overnight. After working up as described in Example 1, the 4-methylacetophenone obtained (7.17 g.), had a 1H NMR estimated purity of about 95%. 1H NMR showed less than 2% ortho isomers.

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