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Acid catalyzed acetalisation of 3-nitrobenzaldehyde with ethanediol to the correspondent 1,3-dioxolane |
| Reaction type: | reaction of the carbonyl group in aldehydes, acetalisation |
| Substance classes: | aldehyde, acetal, alcohol, protecting group, acid catalyst |
| Techniques: | removal of water by azeotropic distillation, heating under reflux with Soxhlet extractor (for 10 mmol preparation), stirring with magnetic stir bar, evaporating with rotary evaporator, shaking out, extracting, recrystallizing, filtering, heating with oil bath |
| Assessment methods: | input analysis |
| Degree of difficulty: | Easy |