Sulfuric Acid → 1-(4-Ethoxyphenyl)cyclopropane-1-carbaldehyde

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1M Diisobutylaluminium hydride (14 ml) is added over 3 min. to a stirred solution of 1-cyano-1-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-cyclopropane (1.4 g) in dry benzene (35 ml) and dry n-heptane (14 ml) at 25° C. under an atmosphere of nitrogen. After 3 h the mixture is poured onto 2N H2SO4 (100 ml), extracted with diethyl ether (x3), dried and the solvent removed under reduced pressure. Yield 1 g, nD 1.5272.

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