Diethyl Ether → 1-(3-Vinylphenyl)-1-phenylethane

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Then, 94 g (0.67 mole) of (1-chloroethyl)benzene of the formula (VI) and 5.4 g of the catalyst of nickel chloride (II) with ligands of 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane were mixed into 500 ml of dried ether. The above Grignard reagent was dropped little by little into this mixture over 2 hours. During the dropping, the temperature in the reactor was maintained at 0° C. After the dropping, stirring was continued for further 24 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into iced water (1000 g of ice and 500 g of water) and aqueous layer and oily layer were separated to recover the oily layer. After that, ether and tetrahydrofuran were evaporated off under a reduced pressure to obtain 1-(3-vinylphenyl)-1-phenylethane in a yield of 74%.

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