Potassium Hydroxide → (E)-3-(4-{(E)-3-[4-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-yl)-phenyl]-3-oxo-propenyl}-phenyl)-acrylic acid tert-butyl ester

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A mixture of 1-[4-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-yl)-phenyl]-ethanone hydrochloride (544 mg, 2.15 mmol), 4-formylcinnamic acid tert-butyl ester (500 mg, 2.15 mmol) and 1.7 M KOH (3.8 ml, 6.46 mmol) in EtOH (10 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 6 hours. During the reaction, the formation of a precipitate was observed. The solid was then filtered off through a Buchner funnel to obtain 270 mg of (E)-3-(4-{(E)-3-[4-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-yl)-phenyl]-3-oxo-propenyl}-phenyl)-acrylic acid tert-butyl ester as a yellow solid.

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