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HRID 1282872Generated: October 31, 2026

4-Nitrobenzaldehyde → 1-Nitro-4-((E)-styryl)-benzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-NitrobenzaldehydeHCID 541—
CatalystBenzyltriphenylphosphonium chlorideHCID 70671—
Product1-Nitro-4-((E)-styryl)-benzeneHCID 98001—

Reaction Steps

Using the procedure of Example 5 benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride (0.1 mole) and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde (0.1 mole) are reacted to give 4-nitrostilbene. The 4-nitrostilbene is reduced with palladium on charcoal as the catalyst to 4-(2'-phenethyl)aniline, m.p. 46°-50° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03972926
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_08
ORD IDord-344ce71790de4d70827b7395c0f21780
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_08