Methyl vinyl ketone → HCID 54012949, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Butenone (11.3 cc) is added to a solution of bis-(3-chlorophenyl)acetaldehyde (36.9 g) in ethyl ether (200 cc) and then, after cooling to 0° C., a solution of potassium hydroxide (3.1 g) in ethanol (20 cc) is added dropwise. The reaction mixture is stirred for 2 h at 0° C. and then for 16 hours at 25° C. and diluted with ethyl acetate (100 cc) and water (200 cc). The aqueous phase is washed with ethyl acetate (100 cc). The combined organic phases are washed with saturated sodium chloride solution (3×100 cc), dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure (2.7 kPa). The residue is chromatographed on a silica gel column (particle size 0.04-0.063 mm, diameter 7 cm, height 42 cm), eluting under a nitrogen pressure of 0.5 bar with a mixture of cyclohexane and ethyl acetate (90/10 by volume). 4,4-bis-(3-Chlorophenyl)cyclohexenone (27.7 g) is obtained in the form of yellow oil.

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