2-Ethoxybenzyl alcohol undergoes acetylation with acetic anhydride over zeolite to yield O-acetylated product. It is also used as pharmaceutical intermediates.
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Applications
2-Ethoxybenzyl alcohol undergoes acetylation with acetic anhydride over zeolite to yield O-acetylated product. It is also used as pharmaceutical intermediates.
Notes
Store in cool, dry conditions in a well sealed container. Store away from oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
Keith Smith; Gamal A el-Hiti; Anthony J Jayne; Michael Butters. Acetylation of aromatic ethers using acetic anhydride over solid acid catalysts in a solvent-free system. Scope of the reaction for substituted ethers. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 2003, 1 (9), 1560-1564.
D. E. Burton; K. Clarke and G. W. Gray. The mechanism of the antibacterial action of phenols and salicylaldehydes. Part III. Substituted benzaldehydes. J. Chem. Soc. 1964, 2458-2460.