sulfuric acid; nitric acid; acetic anhydride; acetic acid in tetrachloromethane T=0 - 10°C; 2 h;

2-acetyloxy-1-propene; nitric acid; acetic anhydride; acetic acid; sulfuric acid; toluene-4-sulfonic acid Yield given. Multistep reaction;

1: 61 percent / Bu3P / tetrahydrofuran / 72 h 2: 47 percent / methanol / 1 h / 0 °C 3: 86 mg / Jones reagent / acetone / 3 h / 23 °C 4: 57 percent / AIBN, Bu3SnH / toluene / 1 h / Heating 5: 100 percent / KOH / H2O; methanol / 3 h / Heating View Scheme