Acetone → HCID 23149285, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 300 ml of acetone there are added 10 g of 5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (49.7 mmol), 13.7 g of potassium carbonate (99.5 mmol) and 10.1 ml of 4-bromobut-1-ene (99.5 mmol); the reaction mixture is then heated at reflux for 36 hours before being cooled, filtered and evaporated to dryness to yield 4-[5-bromo-2-(but-3-en-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4-hydroxybutan-2-one in the form of an oil.

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