4-[(2e)-3-(4-Bromophenyl)prop-2-enoyl]morpholine → 3-(4-Bromophenyl)-1-morpholinopropan-1-one

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A solution of Example 4A (4.405 mmol) in 1:1 ethyl acetate/ethanol (50 mL) was treated with Wilkinson's catalyst (815 mg, 0.880 mmol), degassed three times by freeze-thaw cycle, heated to reflux under nitrogen atmosphere for 2 days, and cooled to room temperature. The solution was adsorbed onto silica gel and purified by flash column chromatography with 50% ethyl acetate in hexane to provide the desired product (1.024 g, 78%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ 7.40 (2H, d), 7.10 (2H, d), 3.62 (4H, m), 3.57 (2H, t), 3.38 (2H, t), 2.94 (2H, t), 2.58 (2H, t).

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