Methyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoate → HCID 53907581, compound

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143.60 g 2-octanol, 206.40 g methyl benzylidenecyanoacetate, 211.70 g cyclohexane and 0.56 g titanium (IV) tetrabutoxide were charged to a flask fitted with an oil bath for heating. The oil bath was heated to 130° C. and methanol was removed as an azeotrope for a period of approximately 25 hours. The methyl benzylidenecyanoacetate used in this synthesis was made by mixing 1.198 kg benzaldehyde, 1.119 kg methyl cyanoacetate, 0.920 kg absolute ethanol and 0.66 g piperidine. The mixture is refluxed for two hours and allowed to cool. The resulting product was a mobile liquid that was ±2-octyl benzylidenecyanoacetate having a representative structure shown below.

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