alpha-Hydroxyacetophenone → Cinnamoylbenzene

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2.08 g (15.3 mmol) of 2-hydroxyacetophenone, 2.05 g of 6-chloronicotinaldehyde (14.5 mmol), and 10 ml of 25% wt NaOCH3 were reacted in 50 ml of dry THF to give 0.55 g (15%) of chalcone after purification. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 12.61 (s, 1H), 8.66 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.97-7.92 (m, 2H), 7.90 (D, J=15.9 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (d, J=15.6 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (d, d, d, J=1.5, 7.2, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (d, d, J=0.9, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.98 (d, d, d, J=1.2, 7.5, 8.1 Hz, 1H).

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