Acetic Acid → HCID 348326, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 7.8 g of cyanoacetic acid ethyl ester and 10.0 g of 1-naphthylaldehyde in 150 ml of benzene were added 2 ml of piperidine and 2 ml of acetic acid, the mixture was heated under reflux for 3 hours while removing water formed during the reaction using a molecular sieve. After cooling, the reaction mixture was washed successively with a saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, water, diluted hydrochloric acid and water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from benzene-hexane to obtain 13.8 g of 2-cyano-3-(1-naphthyl)propenoic acid ethyl ester as light yellow crystals.

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