3-Nitrobenzaldehyde → 4-(3-Nitrophenyl)-3-(4-pyridyl)-3-butene-2-one

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4.62 g (34 mmole) of 1-(4-pyridyl)-2-propanone and 5.14 g (34 mmol) of 3-nitrobenzaldehyde were dissolved in benzene. To this solution, 0.49 g (3.4 mmol) of piperidinium acetate was added, and the mixture was refluxed with application of heat for 6 hours for dehydration. The reaction mixture was washed with water, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The benzene contained in the reaction mixture was distilled off under reduced pressure and the remaining reaction product was chromatographed on a silica gel column, whereby the captioned compound was obtained. The yield was 7.695 g (87.3%).

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