Ethanol → Ethyl (2E)-4-oxo-4-phenyl-2-butenoate

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 7.75 g of trans-β-benzoylacrylic acid, 25.8 ml of ethanol and 1.63 g of sulfuric acid was stirred at 62° C. for 3 hours. A pressure was gradually reduced with the aspirator and ethanol was distilled away for 20 minutes. After a pressure was finally reduced to 20 mmHg, the resultant was stirred at 62° C. for 1.5 hours and then cooled, followed by the procedure as in Example 1 to give 8.18 g of ethyl trans-β-benzoylacrylate.

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