Sodium Chloride → 5-[4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1,3-butadienyl]-2,2-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone

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To a solution of p-chlorocinnamaldehyde (2.7 g, 16.2 mM) and 2,2,5-trimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (2.45 g, 19.4 mM) in ethanol (100 mL), was added 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide (32 mL, 3.2 mM). The reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for one day. After saturated aqueous sodium chloride (400 mL) was added, the aqueous layer was extracted with diethyl ether (3×100 mL). The combined ethereal extracts were washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride (50 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated to give a brown solid. The crude product was purified by chromatography (silica gel, pet. ether-ethyl acetate) to afford yellow crystals (1.9 g, 36% yield), m.p. 95°-96° C.

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