Reaction #55652
ord-343353e5d2dc4a2a924c7fd14af0282b
Reaction equation
Reagents
None
Solvents
Conditions
Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.
Procedure
4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)butyraldehyde (5.34 g) is reacted with cyanoacetic acid (5.15 g) and sodium hydroxide (2.74 g) in a mixture of glyme (50 ml) and water (60 ml). The mixture is treated with hydrochloric acid and processed as described in Example 2A to afford the title compound (2.1 g) which on crystallization from ethyl acetate-chloroform-hexane had a melting point of 71°-73° C.