add acetic acid group

[emrebjk]

how can I add acetic acid group to something like 2,6-diacetylpyridin or simply benzene or pyridine

[Slappyoil]

Originally Posted by emrebjk

how can I add acetic acid group to something like 2,6-diacetylpyridin or simply benzene or pyridine

You could add acetic acid to benzyl alcohol and get Benzyl acetate...you would need the OH group on the Benzene in order to get the acetic acid to react and therefore attach...hope this helps...and by the way, don't try making MDMA this way if that is where you are headed, lol...