Water → HCID 9857126, compound

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A mixture of (E)-3-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-propenamide (17.9 g) and 1,3-dichloroacetone (14.8 g) in toluene (83 ml) was refluxed for 9 hours by use of Dean-Stark apparatus. After cooling, the reaction mixture was combined with water, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with saturated brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane:ethyl acetate=6:1 to 5:1) to give the titled compound (15.1 g) as colorless needle crystals.

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