Sorbitol → HCID 66586233, compound

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A semisolid reaction mixture is obtained in the same manner as in Example 8 with the exception of using 26.8 g of sorbitol, 39.3 g of p-ethylbenzaldehyde, 1.2 g of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, 5.0 ml of N,N-dimethlformamide and 80 ml of nitrobenzene. The mixture is thereafter similarly treated to give di-(p-ethylbenzylidene)sorbitol in a yield of 96% with a purity of 95%. The reaction time is 2.5 hours.

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