Acetic acid, 2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)-, methyl ester → HCID 23112249, compound

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In 70 ml of toluene was dissolved 3.2 g of ethyl 4-formyl-3-nitrobenzoate and then 5.75 g of methyl triphenylphosphoranylideneacetate, followed by 6 hours of stirring under reflux. After cooling, the reaction solution was concentrated under reduced pressure and the obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to obtain 3.63 g of ethyl 4-[(1E)-3-methoxy-3-oxoprop-1-en-1-yl]-3-nitrobenzoate as a white solid.

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