Acetophenone → Benzene, 1,1'-(1-methyl-1-propene-1,3-diyl)bis-

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Starting from phenethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (3.48 g, 7.78 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), n-BuLi (1.6 M in hexanes, 4.9 mL, 7.78 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and acetophenone (1.40 g, 11.7 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), 0.75 g (46%) of the title compound as a colorless oil was obtained after purification by flash chromatography on SiO2 (cyclohexane).

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