Phosphorus oxychloride → 2,4-Dimethoxy-5-methylbenzaldehyde

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To a solution of 2,4-dimethoxytoluene (5.50 g, 36.1 mmol) in 55 mL of N-methyl-N-phenyl-formamide was added at 0° C. POCl3 (10.9 mL, 3 eq.), and the mixture was heated for 60 Min. to 80° C. After cooling, the reaction mixture was poured onto crashed ice, the precipitate filtered and washed twice with water/MeOH=8/2 to leave after drying 5.40 g of the title product as light yellow crystals.

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