Dimethylformamide → 4,5-Dimethyl-2-furaldehyde

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According to the procedure of S. F. Martin, et al. J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 2512-2516, phosphorus oxychloride (10.7 mL, 114.4 mmol) was added dropwise to a stirred, ambient temperature solution of 2,3-dimethylfuran (10 g, 104 mmol) in DMF (150 mL) under a dry nitrogen atmosphere over a period of 30 min. After 3 h., the reaction mixture was hydrolized with 2.5 N aq. sodium hydroxide and further diluted with water (50 mL). Aqueous mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (2×300 mL). The combined dichloromethane extracts were washed with water, dried with brine and purified by silica gel flash chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate) to provide a yellow oil (9.8 g, 76%); MS (ESI): [M+H]+, 125.1.

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