Benzoic Acid → HCID 56984157, compound

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A mixture of 46.3 g of 4-tert.amyl-cyclohexane-1-carboxaldehyde, 92.3 g of (α-carbethoxy-ethylidene)-triphenyl-phosphorane and 7.6 g of benzoic acid in 250 ml of toluene is heated at reflux for 3.5 hours under nirogen gasification and the toluene is evaporated. The oily-crystalline residue is dissolved in 1600 ml of methanol/water (4:1) and exhaustively extracted with hexane. The combined hexane extracts are washed with sodium carbonate solution and water, dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated. By distillation there is obtained pure 3-(4-tert.amyl-cyclohexyl)-2-methyl-acrylic acid ethyl ester of boiling point 113°-115° C./0.03 Torr.

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