[CH:1](=[CH:8][C:9](=[O:11])[CH3:10])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[C:12]1([CH3:20])[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([CH:18]=O)=[CH:14][CH:13]=1.[OH-].[Na+]>C(O)C.O>[C:2]1([CH:1]=[CH:8][C:9](=[O:11])[CH:10]=[CH:20][C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([CH3:18])=[CH:14][CH:13]=2)[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1A mixture of 146.0 g (1.0 mole) of benzalacetone and 122.0 g (1.02 mole) 4-tolualdehyde (Compound II-A) was dissolved in 750 ml ethanol, and the solution was diluted with 200 ml water. With stirring, at room temperature, all at once, 100 ml of 10% NaOH solution were added. After 1.5 hours the thick, cream precipitate was filtered off, resuspended in 1 liter 20% ethanol in water, refiltered, sucked dry and recrystallized from ethanol/ethyl acetate to give 180 g of 1-phenyl-5-(4-tolyl)-1,4-pentadiene-3-one (Compound IV-A). The product structure was confirmed by field desorption mass spectrometry (FDMS) and infrared (IR) spectrometry.
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