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HRID 1909542Generated: November 1, 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 numberUS08598374B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_12
ORD IDord-fa3292f0e2cb48ff8976d07d1de45291
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_12