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4-(4-Methylphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid is an organic carboxylic acid. The preparation of it is used for undergraduate teaching of organic chemistry synthesis.
Preparation
4-(4-Methylphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid can be prepared by a Friedel–Crafts reaction between toluene and succinic anhydride catalyzed by a Lewis acid such as aluminium chloride.
References
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