trans-4-Decen-1-al → (6E)-Dodeca-2,6-dienylbenzene

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Reaction Steps

Starting from phenethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (3.20 g, 7.15 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), n-BuLi (1.6 M in hexanes, 4.5 mL, 7.15 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and (E)-dec-4-enal (1.66 g, 10.7 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), 1.08 g (62%) of the title compound as a colorless oil was obtained after purification by flash chromatography on SiO2 (cyclohexane/EtOAc 997:3).

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