Acrylonitrile → 4,4-Diphenyl-4-formylbutanenitrile

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Diphenylacetaldehyde (25.6 g), acrylonitrile (12.5 ml), and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]undec-7-ene (DBU:2.5 g) were stirred in isopropyl alcohol (250 ml) with warming at 70° C. for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness and the group was purified by silica gel column chromatography. The crude crystal crop obtained was washed with isopropyl ether to provide the title compound (19.8 g) as colorless crystals.

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