N-(4-methoxybenzylidene)aniline → 1-Methoxy-4-(phenylethynyl)benzene

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Procedure similar to that of Example 16 using [phenylmethyl]-1Hbenzotriazole (10 mmol) and N-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methylene]benzenamine (10 mmol): 67% yield: mp 57°-58° C. (MeOH) (lit.1 58°-60° C.); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.84 (s, 3H, OCH3), 6.89 (d, 1.9H, 2H, C(3 and 5)H), 7.30-7.38 (m, 3H(), 7.45-7.54 (m, 4H).

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