3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → 3-(2-(1-Pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy)benzaldehyde

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To a stirred solution of 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde (20 mmol) in DMSO (50 mL) at rt, solid Cs2CO3 (60 mmol) was added. 1-(2-chloroethyl)pyrrolidine hydrochloride (30 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture and heated to 90° C. for 9 h. After cooling to rt, the reaction was quenched by cold H2O (50 mL), and the resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3×100 mL). The combined EtOAc extracts were washed with brine (3×50 mL) and dried (anhydrous Na2SO4). The solvent was removed in vacuo to afford crude 3-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethoxy)benzaldehyde.

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