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HRID 970049Generated: October 26, 2026

4-Methoxybenzaldehyde → Methyl 2-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-MethoxybenzaldehydeHCID 31244—
Reactant1,5-Diazabicyclo(4.3.0)non-5-eneHCID 76349—
Reactant{[2-(Methoxycarbonyl)phenyl]methyl}(triphenyl)phosphanium bromideHCID 10743695—
SolventAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
ProductMethyl 2-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzoateHCID 69409617—

Reaction Steps

In 50 ml of acetonitrile were dissolved 4.91 g (10 mmol) of 2-methoxycarbonylbenzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide and 1.77 g (13 mmol) of 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, and 2.48 g (20 mmol) of 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]-5-nonene was added to the solution and the mixture was refluxed for 5 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07309718B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_12
ORD IDord-b3e670cc92b34ebd97673e10fa08783d
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_12