Phosphorus pentachloride → HCID 54311656, compound

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Phosphorus pentachloride (22 g) was added to 19.3 g of p-nitrocinnamic acid suspended in 300 ml of ethyl acetate, and the resulting suspension was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. After the reaction, the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The resulting precipitates of p-nitrocinnamoyl chloride were dissolved in 300 ml of ethyl acetate and 10.8 g of p-methylphenol was added to the resulting solution, after which 12 g of triethylamine was slowly added thereto at room temperature with constant stirring. After the mixture was subjected to reaction at room temperature for 1 hour, the reaction mixture was washed with 10% HCl, 10% NaOH and water in this order and dried on anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Then the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, whereby p-methylphenyl p-nitrocinnamate was obtained. Yield: 26.8 g (95%); melting point: 168°-170° C.; IR (cm-1): 1720, 1510, 1345. HCl).

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