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In the presence of diacetyl, the acetylation of adamantane (Ad) is
catalyzed by

in acetic acid at 60°C under 1 atm of (Figure 66).

After 2 hours of reaction, the products are 1-acetyladamantane ( AAD ) (47%)

-ol (6%) 188 .

1,3-diacetyl-adamantane (20%) and 3-acetyladamantan- 1