4-Methoxybenzaldehyde → HCID 57041857, compound

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Starting from phenethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (3.16 g, 7.06 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), n-BuLi (1.6 M in hexanes, 4.4 mL, 7.06 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (1.44 g, 10.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), 1.36 g (86%) of the title compound as a light yellow oil was obtained after purification by flash chromatography on SiO2 (cyclohexane/EtOAc 99:1).

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