Benzaldehyde → HCID 54475955, compound

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Reaction Steps

22.6 g of 4-n-propoxy-5-n-butyl-2-picoline and 60 ml of benzaldehyde are heated with 66 ml of acetic anhydride for 16 hours under reflux. After cooling, the mixture is evaporated, 2 N sodium hydroxide solution is added and the whole is extracted with ether. Distillation of the ether residue in a bulb tube at a temperatre of 160°-180° in a high vacuum yields 2-styryl-4-n-propoxy-5-n-butyl-pyridine.

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