We have found another example of meta substitution in thme Friedel-Crafts reaction of ethyl phenylacetate. and acetyl chloride. This reactipn was first. described by Klewitzs and later by Bor~ che,~ both of whom apparently obtained only the p-isomer. Our results with this synthesis are at variance with those reported in the literat. ure. Instead of obtaining a uniform, solid ethyl P-acetylphenylacetate, we obtained a mixture of about equal amounts ...
