(2,5-dioxooxolan-3-yl) acetate

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

Procedure: 158 g (1 mole) of 2-acetoxysuccinic acid anhydride and 162 g (1 mole) of 3,5-dichloroaniline are heated under reflux for three hours, in 1 liter of xylene. The resulting water is azeotropically separated off by means of a water separator. The xylene is then distilled off and the crude product is recrystallized from ethyl acetate. The yield of end product is 70.3% of the theoretical yield. The resulting water is azeotropically separated off by means of a water separator The xylene is then distilled off the crude product is recrystallized from ethyl acetate

Conditions: temp:140.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 250 g (1.86 mole) of malic acid are dissolved in 500 ml of acetic anhydride and a further 1 ml of concentrated sulphuric acid is added thereto. The mixture is then heated at 140° C. for four hours. Finally, it is concentrated in vacuo and the residue is fractionally distilled. 2-acetoxysuccinic acid anhydride is obtained in a 60% yield. Boiling point at 0.01 torr: 108° to 113° C.; melting point: 56° C. Finally, it is concentrated in vacuo the residue is fractionally distilled