2,4-Dimethoxybenzaldehyde → 2,4-Dimethoxy-4'-(2-propenyloxy)chalcone

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17.6 g (0.1 mol) of 4-allyloxyacetophenone and 16.6 g (0.1 mol) of 2,4-dimethoxy-benzaldehyde were under an inert dry atmosphere (argon) dissolved in 100 ml of dry ethanol (freshly distilled from sodium under argon atmosphere). The solution was added 1 g of sodium hydroxide and left under stirring for 18 h. The reaction mixture was filtered to give 29.9 g (97%) of 2,4-dimethoxy-4′-prop-2-enyloxychalcone identical to that obtained in Example 2.22, m.p. 74.5-75° C.

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