Methanol → 3-(4-Azidophenyl)-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one

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In a 500-ml flask were placed 15 g of 2-methoxyacetophenone (made by Aldrich Co., 99% purity), 15 g of p-azidobenzaldehyde (manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), 50 g of 10% aqueous solution of NaOH, and 50 g of methanol. The mixture was stirred in a yellow light at 25° C. for 24 hours. After completion of the reaction, the deposited crystals were filtered, washed with water, dried, and recrystallized from ethanol.

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