Dimethylformamide → 2-(Benzyloxy)-4-(methoxymethoxy)benzaldehyde

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A mixture of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxymethoxybenzaldehyde (17.1 g), benzyl bromide (19.33 g), anhydrous potassium carbonate (13.0 g) and N,N-dimethylformamide (200 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 15 hrs. The reaction mixture was poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The obtained residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 2-benzyloxy-4-methoxymethoxybenzaldehyde as a colorless oil (25.3 g, 99%) from a fraction eluted with ethyl acetate-hexane (1:4, v/v).

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