3-Chlorobenzylideneacetone → 4-(3-Chlorophenyl)butan-2-one

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1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-1-buten-3-one (20.0 g, 111 mmol) was subjected to hydrogen catalytic reduction in ethanol (200 ml) at room temperature by using platinum oxide (PtO2; 0.30 g) as a catalyst. The catalyst was filtered off and the resulting filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 11.1 g of 1-(3-chlorophenyl)butan-3-one.

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