Water → 1-(Quinolin-6-yl)but-1-ene-3-one

Reaction equation

[N:1]1[C:10]2[C:5](=[CH:6][C:7]([CH:11]=O)=[CH:8][CH:9]=2)[CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.C1(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)=[CH:20][C:21](=[O:23])[CH3:22])C=CC=CC=1.O>CS(C)=O>[N:1]1[C:10]2[C:5](=[CH:6][C:7]([CH:11]=[CH:20][C:21](=[O:23])[CH3:22])=[CH:8][CH:9]=2)[CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1

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Procedure

A mixture of quinoline-6-carboxaldehyde (5.29 g) and 1-triphenylphosphoranylidene-2-propanone (1.5 equiv) in dimethyl sulfoxide (100 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 24 hr. The solution was poured into water (600 ml) which was subsequently extracted with ethyl acetate. The dried (MgSO4) organic fraction was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by column chromatography over silica with dichloromethane/ethyl acetate (4:1 v/v) elution to give 1-(quinolin-6-yl)but-1-ene-3-one as a white solid. Pmr spectrum (CDCl3 ; δ in ppm : 2.41 (3H,s); 6.83 (1H,d); 7.3-9.0 (7H,m).