Gallacetophenone Synthesis – Synthesis of Gallacetophenone

Here pyrogallol reacts with Acetic Anhydride in presence of Zinc Chloride (Lewis Acid) and acetic acid as a solvent.
Pyrogallol:

IUPAC Name: benzene-1,2,3-triol
Chemical Formula: C6H6O3
Exact Mass: 126.03
Molecular Weight: 126.11
m/z: 126.03 (100.0%), 127.04 (6.7%)
Elemental Analysis: C, 57.14; H, 4.80; O, 38.06
Boiling Point: 309°C
Melting Point: 131-134 °C
Critical Temp: 792.92 [K]
Critical Pres: 99.8 [Bar]
Critical Vol: 311.5 [cm3/mol]
Gibbs Energy: -342.18 [kJ/mol]
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