p-Ethoxyacetophenone → Methyl 2-[4-(2-p-ethoxybenzoylethenyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-2 ethylacetate
Reaction equation
[CH:1]([C:3]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:6]([O:7][C:8]([CH3:15])([CH2:13][CH3:14])[C:9]([O:11][CH3:12])=[O:10])=[CH:5][CH:4]=1)=O.[CH2:18]([O:20][C:21]1[CH:26]=[CH:25][C:24]([C:27](=[O:29])[CH3:28])=[CH:23][CH:22]=1)[CH3:19].[Na]>C(O)C>[CH2:18]([O:20][C:21]1[CH:26]=[CH:25][C:24]([C:27]([CH:28]=[CH:1][C:3]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:6]([O:7][C:8]([CH3:15])([CH2:13][CH3:14])[C:9]([O:11][CH3:12])=[O:10])=[CH:5][CH:4]=2)=[O:29])=[CH:23][CH:22]=1)[CH3:19]Participants
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Procedure
Following the procedure in Example 1 using 7.1 parts of methyl 2-(4-formylphenoxy)-2-methyl-2-ethylacetate and 4.9 parts of p-ethoxyacetophenone in 10 parts by volume of ethanol containing 0.1 part of sodium metal provides methyl 2-[4-(2-p-ethoxybenzoylethenyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-2 ethylacetate. This compound has the following structural formula. ##SPC11##