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HRID 1876385Generated: October 30, 2026

4-Nitrobenzaldehyde → Ethyl (E)-2-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-NitrobenzaldehydeHCID 541—
ReactantEthyl 2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)propionateHCID 79792—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductEthyl (E)-2-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enoateHCID 11241815—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde (2 g, 13.2 mmol) and (1-ethoxy carbonylethylidene)triphenyl phosphorane (4.80 g, 13.2 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (130 mL) was refluxed for 24 hours. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo and was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel with hexanes and EtOAc to give (E)-ethyl 2-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)acrylate (645).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08309600B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_11
ORD IDord-477abf0fce6a4070a0ba3105fe1404e6
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_11