Acetic Acid → HCID 4198600, compound

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To a suspension of cinnamaldehyde (769.8 mg, 5.82 mmol), 1,1-dimethylnitroethane (1.20 g, 11.6 mmol) and zinc (1.14 g, 17.4 mmol) in ethanol (30 ml) was added acetic acid (2.10 g, 35.0 mmol) dropwise at 5° C. while stirring. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours and let stand for 6 days. After cooling the mixture to 5° C., zinc acetate was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1-0/1).

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