2,3-Dichlorobenzaldehyde → Cyclopentyl 2-(2,3-dichlorophenylmethylene)-3-oxobutanoate

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A solution of 2,3-dichlorobenzaldehyde (2.5 g, 14.3 mmoles), cyclopentyl 3-oxobutanoate (2.42 g, 14.3 mmoles), piperidine (8 drops) and hexanoic acid (11 drops) in dry benzene (80 ml) was heated at reflux for 4 hours using a Dean and Stark apparatus. The solution was allowed to cool to room temperature and the solvent removed in vacuo to leave the sub-title compound as an oil 5.1 g.

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