4-Nitrobenzaldehyde → HCID 54479119, compound

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Reaction Steps

16.2 g of a 10% strength NaOH solution were added dropwise, while cooling slightly, to a mixture of 46.5 g of cinnamalacetone, 45.4 g of p-nitrobenzaldehyde and 160 ml of ethanol at 25° C. The reaction mixture became clear after a short time, and a yellow solid subsequently separated out. The mixture was stirred for one hour, after which the solid was filtered off under suction, washed with diethyl ether, and dried under reduced pressure to give 76 g (91% of theory) of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-7-phenyl-1,4,6-heptatrien-3-one of melting point 168°-170° C.

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