3-Acetylbenzonitrile → 3-Isopropenylbenzonitrile

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Reaction Steps

To the methyl triphenylphosphoniumbromide (4.3 grn, 12 mmol) in THF at 0° C., n-BuLi (1.6M, 7.5 ml, 12 mmol) was added and stirred for 30 min. Then 3-acetylbenzonitrile in THF was slowly added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for further 3 h. Then reaction mixture was quenched with aqeous ammonium chloride and diluted with ethyl acetate. Organic layer was washed with water, brine and dried. Crude residue after column purification yielded 3-(prop-1-en-2-yl)benzonitrile in 86% yield.

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