1,4-Dioxane → Ethyl 2-nitro-3-(3-nitrophenyl)-5-oxo-5-phenylpentanoate

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A mixture of 3-(3-nitrophenyl)-1-phenyl-2-propen-1-one (0.5 g), ethyl nitroacetate (0.29 g), piperidine (3 drops), dioxane (5 ml) and ethanol (5 ml) was refluxed for 2 hours. After allowing to cooling at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was subjected to a column chromatography on silica gel (50 ml) eluting with benzene. The fractions containing the object compound were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure to give ethyl 2-nitro-3-(3-nitrophenyl)-5-oxo-5-phenylpentanoate (0.15 g).

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