Ethanol → HCID 19890444, compound

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Reaction Steps

8.6 g of activated iron are added at 60° C. to a solution of 28 ml of absolute ethanol and 14 ml of acetic acid. The mixture is kept for 15 minutes at 80° C. and 5-benzyloxy-4-butoxy-2,β-dinitrostyrene (1.6 g; 0.0043 mole) is added. The mixture is left at 80° C. for 1 hour, and the ferric sludge is filtered off and rinsed with 40 ml of ethanol and 40 ml of acetic acid. The filtrate is diluted with 100 ml of ice-cold water. After extraction of the solution with methylene chloride and drying of the organic phase over sodium sulphate, the organic phase is concentrated and chromatographed on silica 60 (eluent: toluene/CH2Cl2, 50:50). 0.5 g (40% yield) of the derivative 22 is obtained.

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