Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 14986468, compound

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Reaction Steps

0.5 g of 4-acetoxy-3-isopropyl-5-methyl-1-naphthalenecarbaldehyde and 11 g of (carbethoxymethylene)triphenylphosphorane were dissolved in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran and refluxed for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concetrated in vacuo. The resultant residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (10% ethyl acetate/hexane) to obtain 0.5 g of the titled compound as pale yellow crystals.

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