Ethanol → Ethyl 3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]prop-2-enoate

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4-Trifluoromethylcinnamic acid (10.2 g), conc. sulfuric acid (1 ml) and ethanol (100 ml) were subjected to reaction and post-treatment in a similar manner to that described in Reference example 10(a) to obtain the title compound (10.9 g, 95%) as a colorless oil.

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