Abstract
The reaction of various aromatic aldehydes with n-Bu3N in the presence of TiCl4 gave the corresponding α-ethylcinnamaldehydes in 18–31% yield; when p-chlorobenzaldehyde was used, p-chlorobenzyl alcohol was also isolated besides α-ethyl-p-chlorocinnamaldehyde.
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