The cross-aldol condensations of cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone and acetone with benzaldehyde or cinnamaldehyde were catalysed in the presence of SOCl2, in anhydrous ethanol to synthesise α, α'-bis(substituted benzylidene) ketones with excellent yields(92–97%).
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