(2-Bromo-5-methoxyphenyl)methanol → 2-Bromo-5-methoxybenzaldehyde

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Pyridinium Chlorochromate (1.2 eq) was added to a solution of 2-bromo-5-methoxybenzyl alcohol (1 eq) and Celite (1.2 eq) in methylene chloride (0.30 M) at RT and the resulting mixture was stirred under nitrogen for 3 h. The mixture was filtered through a plug of silica rinsing with methylene chloride and concentrated in vacuo to give 2-bromo-5-methoxy benzaldehyde as a white solid. EI-MS m/z 232, 234 (M+NH4)+

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