“…On removal of the solvent methyl (E)-3-(2-cyanophenyl)-2-phenylpropenoate was obtained as colourless crystals (93%), mp 94.5-95 ЊC;(Found: M ϩ 263.09450. C 17 H 13 NO 2 requires 263.09463); m/z 263 (95%, M ϩ ), 232(12), 204 (100), 203 (65), 176(15), 146(51) 102(9), 77(10), 51(10);ν max (Nujol)/cm Ϫ1 2229 (C᎐ ᎐ ᎐ N), 1703 (C᎐ ᎐ O),1245 (C-O); δ H (270 MHz, CDCl 3 ) 3.78 (s, 3H), 6.8 (m, 1H), 7.07-7.27 (m, 8H), 7.58 (m, 1H), and 8.00 (s, 1H); δ C (67.9 MHz, CDCl 3 ) 52.7, 113.0, 117.0, 127.5, 128.0, 128.4, 128.6, 128.9, 129.3 129.5, 133.4, 135.5, 136.0, 173.2, and 167.0.…”