2-Methoxy-4-(3-oxoprop-1-en-1-yl)phenyl acetate → HCID 58843894, compound

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To a solution of 880 mg (4.0 mmol) of 4-acetoxy-3-methoxycinnamaldehyde in 100 mL of benzene, 2000 mg (6.0 mmol) of methyl (triphenylphosphoranilydene)acetate was added. The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 4 h and passed through silica gel (eluent ethyl acetate-hexane, 1:1) to remove the excess of the Wittig reagent.

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