1: 90 percent / K2CO3 / acetone 2: 93 percent / KOH / methanol; H2O / 16 h / 70 °C 3: 75 percent / 0.5 h / Heating 4: 1.) 2.5N KOH, 2.) AcOH / 1.) H2O, 80 deg C, 8 h, 2.) 25 deg C View Scheme

1: 93 percent / KOH / methanol; H2O / 16 h / 70 °C 2: 75 percent / 0.5 h / Heating 3: 1.) 2.5N KOH, 2.) AcOH / 1.) H2O, 80 deg C, 8 h, 2.) 25 deg C View Scheme

potassium hydroxide; acetic acid 1.) H2O, 80 deg C, 8 h, 2.) 25 deg C; Yield given. Multistep reaction;

1: 75 percent / 0.5 h / Heating 2: 1.) 2.5N KOH, 2.) AcOH / 1.) H2O, 80 deg C, 8 h, 2.) 25 deg C View Scheme