3-Iodo-4-methylbenzaldehyde → 3-Iodo-4-methylstyrene

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This aldehyde (1 mmol)was added to a premixed solution of 1.5 mmol of methyl triphenylphosphonium bromide and 1.2 mmol of n-BuLi in 5 mL of THF at 0° C. and this mixture was stirred for 3-6 h at rt and then processed by extraction and chromatography to give 3-iodo-4-methylstyrene.

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