2-Chlorobenzaldehyde → 2-Chlorocinnamaldehyde

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Following a procedure similar to that described in the first part of Preparation 17, 3.00 g of 2-chlorobenzaldehyde and 7.5 g of (triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetaldehyde were reacted in 100 ml of acetonitrile. The crude product thus obtained was purified by column chromatography through silica gel, using a 4:1 by volume mixture of hexane and ethyl acetate as the eluent, to give 2.44 g (yield 68%) of 3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-propenal as a solid.

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