Acetone → 1,5-Bis(1-naphthyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-one

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1-Naphthaldehyde (22, 1.36 ml, 10.0 mmol) and acetone (19, 0.37 ml, 5.0 mmol) were combined in ethanol (10 ml) and stirred for 15 min at room temperature. A solution of sodium hydroxide (0.40 g, 10.0 mmol) and water (10 ml) was added and the mixture stirred for 18 hr at room temperature. The resulting mixture was extracted into ethyl acetate, washed with saturated sodium chloride, filtered and evaporated to afford a solid. The crude solid was recrystallized from ethyl acetate to give 0.63 g (38%) of a yellow solid: mp 132-133° C. [expected mp 128° C.]; 1H NMR: δ 7.24 (d, 2H, J=15.7 Hz), 7.57 (m, 6H), 7.92 (m, 6H), 8.28 (d, 2H, J=8.0 Hz), 8.65 (d, 2H, J=15.5 Hz); 13C NMR: δ 123.4, 125.1, 125.4, 126.2, 126.9, 128.1, 128.7, 130.7, 131.7, 132.2, 133.7, 140.3, 188.5.

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