Phenylacetone → (Z)-4-(3-Benzyloxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-phenyl-but-3-en-2-one

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To a mixture of 3-benzyloxy-4-nitrobenzaldehyde (83, step A) (1.16 g, 4.5 mmol) and 1-phenylpropane-2-one (0.726 g, 5.4 mmol) in toluene (50 mL) is added a catalytic amount of piperidine/glacial acetic acid and the mixture is refluxed for 3 h using a Dean-Stark apparatus. The mixture is cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material is purified by flash chromatography using a gradient of 15-50% EtOAc/hexane as eluent to give the title compound as an oil.

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