1-(4-HYDROXY-2,3-DIMETHYL-PHENYL)-ETHANONE

Preparation

Obtained by Fries rearrangement of 2,3-dimethylphenyl acetate, ? with aluminium chloride, in nitrobenzene at r.t. (50–60%) , in carbon disulfide at r.t. (10%) or without solvent at 100° (17%); ? with titanium tetrachloride without solvent at 100° (6%).