Phthalaldehyde → HCID 71434730, compound

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A solution of triphenylphosphoranylidene acetonitrile (13 g) in dry dichloromethane (20 ml) was added to a solution of ortho phthalaldehyde (5.4 g) in dry dichloromethane (20 ml), at 0°. The solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 h, then the solvent evaporated and the oil taken up with diethyl ether. The solid was filtered, washed with ether and the solution evaporated to dryness to give a yellow oil, which was eluted on a silica gel column (gradient petrol ether/diethyl ether, 1:1) to give the (E)-isomer of the title compound (0.9 g) and the (Z)-isomer of the title compound (2 g) (eluted first) as white solids which were recrystallized from petrol ether/diethyl ether (9:1).

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