2-Methoxy-2-phenylethanol

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

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

Procedure: In a similar manner, diketene was reacted with (±)-2-methoxy-2-phenylethanol to obtain 2-methoxy-2-phenylethyl acetoacetate, BP 115°-120° C./0.2 mm.

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

Procedure: In a similar manner, diketene was reacted with (±)-2-methoxy-2-phenylethanol to obtain 2-methoxy-2-phenylethyl acetoacetate, BP 115°-120° C./0.2 mm.

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

Procedure: In a similar manner, diketene was reacted with (±)-2-methoxy-2-phenylethanol to obtain 2-methoxy-2-phenylethyl acetoacetate, BP 115°-120° C./0.2 mm.

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

Procedure: In a similar manner, diketene was reacted with (±)-2-methoxy-2-phenylethanol to obtain 2-methoxy-2-phenylethyl acetoacetate, BP 115°-120° C./0.2 mm.

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

Procedure: The procedure in Example 3 was repeated except that 180.25 g of 2-phenyl-2-propoxyethanol was replaced with 152 g of 2-methoxy-2-phenylethanol, to obtain 104.8 g of 2-phenyl-2-methoxyethanal (yield: 69%).