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HRID 514342Generated: October 26, 2026

3-Methylacetophenone → (2E)-3-(Dimethylamino)-1-(3-methylphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-MethylacetophenoneHCID 11455—
ReactantDimethylformamide dimethyl acetalHCID 78373—
Product(2E)-3-(Dimethylamino)-1-(3-methylphenyl)prop-2-en-1-oneHCID 1980721335%

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared in 35% yield from 1-(3-methylphenyl)ethanone and DMF-DMA according to the procedure for the preparation of Example 12, part A. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.39 (3H, s), 2.79-3.11 (6H, m), 5.70 (1H, d, J=12.4 Hz), 7.24-7.31 (2H, m), 7.66-7.71 (2H, m), 7.78 (1H, d, J=12.4 Hz).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09107916B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_08
ORD IDord-2873005cdbc848fb862feddeea823865
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_08