Benzene → Ethyl 3-(4-chloro-2-nitrophenyl)-2-methyl-2-propenate

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Into 200 ml of benzene, 10.0 g (53.8 mmol) of 4-chloro-2-nitrobenzaldehyde (manufactured by Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc.) and 18.1 g (50.0 mmol) of Wittig reagent (carbethoxyethylidene triphenylphosphorane, manufactured by Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc.) were dissolved; and the mixture was stirred at ordinary temperature for one night. After the completion of the reaction was verified by TLC, the reaction liquid was concentrated, whereby a crude product was obtained. This crude product was refined by a column chromatography (aminopropyl-modified silica gel (Fuji Silysia Chem. Co., NH-DM); developing solvent: hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1), whereby 13.1 g of the aimed compound were obtained as a crystal (yield: 97%).

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