“…The title compound was synthesized according to procedures described in the literature for an analogous compound [4]. 2,5-Diethoxy-1,4-bis(triphenylphosphonium)benzene dichloride (1.18 g, 1.5 mmol) and isonicotinaldehyde (0.43 g, 4 mmol), fresh t-BuOK (1.12 g, 10 mmol) were crashed together with pestle and mortar at room temperature for 0.5 h. Separation of cis-and trans-isomers was accomplished by radial chromatography technique using a Chromatotron apparatus and petroleum/ethyl acetate (20:1) as the eluting solvent.…”