Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 11118803, compound

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To a mixture of 4-isopropoxybenzaldehyde (15.0 g), triethyl 4-phosphonocrotonate (27.3 g) and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) (100 ml) was added oily sodium hydride (60%, 4.38 g), and the mixture was stirred for 16 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water, and neutralized with 2N-HCl. The mixture was subjected to extraction with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water and dried over magnesium sulfate (MgSO4). The solvent was distilled off and the residue was subjected to column chromatography. From the fractions eluted with ether-hexane, ethyl (E,E)-5-(4-isopropoxyphenyl)-2,4-pentadienoate (13.7 g, 58%) was obtained. Recrystallization from ether-hexane gave colorless prisms. Melting point 64°-65° C.

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