“…After removal of the solvent, the residue was washed with ice ethanol (3 × 10 mL) and dried to give 1 as white needles, 11.10 g (87%), mp 76–77°C (lit. [6a] mp 77°C, no range given); R f = 0.64 (petroleum ether–EtOAc, 2:1); IR (KBr): 2960, 2847, 1750 (C═O), 1680 (C═O), 1279, 1209 cm −1 ; 1 H‐NMR (CDCl 3 ): δ 2.35 (s, 3 H, COCH 3 ), 3.91 (s, 3 H, OCH 3 ), 7.23 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1 H, ArH), 7.52–7.46 (m, 2 H, ArH), 9.95 (s, 1 H, CHO); 13 C‐NMR (CDCl 3 ): δ 20.75 (COCH 3 ), 56.18 (OCH 3 ), 110.89, 123.51, 124.84, 135.31, 145.00, 152.04 (C‐aryl), 168.46 (COCH 3 ), 191.16 (CHO); MS (EI, m/z ): 194 [M] + . The spectral data are in agreement with literature values.…”