alpha-(3-Cyclopentyloxy-4-methoxyphenyl)benzylalcohol → (3-Cyclopentyloxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-phenyl-methanone

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The alcohol (prepared above) (13.4 g, 44.8 mmol) was dissolved in CH2Cl2 (150 ml) and treated with MnO2 (22 g). The reaction mixture was vigorously stirred at RT for 18 h then treated with a further portion of MnO2 (20 g). More MnO2 (20 g) was added after 10 h and the mixture stirred for 18 h then filtered through Celite® and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was recrystallised from EtOH to afford the title compound (11.27 g; two crops) as a white crystalline solid m.p. 59°-75° C.; δH (CDCl3) 1.5-2.1 (8H, br, m, (CH2)4), 3.88 (3H, s, OMe), 4.80 (1H, br m, OCHCH2), 6.83 (1H, d, J 8.5 Hz, ArH ortho to OMe), and 7.25-7.8 (7H, m, 2×ArH meta to OMe+C6H5); m/z 296 (M+ 11%), 229 (17), 228 (95), 152 (12), 151 (100), 105 (30), 77 (21), and 41 (10).

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