(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-phenylmethanone

Conditions: temp:25.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 81 parts of 5-tert.-butyl-m-xylene and 70 parts of benzoyl chloride are kept with 2.4 parts of ferric chloride for three hours at from 100° to 120°C. The whole is cooled to 25°C and 600 parts of benzene and 100 parts of aluminum chloride are added. 20 parts of hydrogen chloride is passed into the mixture during six hours at 70° to 80°C. The mixture is poured onto 1000 parts of ice-water. The organic phase which forms is separated and 77 parts (73.3% of theory) of 2,6-dimethylbenzophenone having a boiling point of 122° to 125°C is isolated by distillation at 0.3 mm Hg. The organic phase which forms is separated