(2-Ethoxy-3-isopropylphenyl)methanol → 2-Ethoxy-3-isopropylbenzaldehyde

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MnO2 (9.49 g, 109 mmol) was added to a stirring solution of (2-ethoxy-3-isopropylphenyl)methanol (3.54 g, 18.2 mmol) in benzene (175 mL) under N2. After stirring for 48 h, the solution was filtered over diatomaceous earth and the pad rinsed with CH2Cl2 (200 mL), and the solution was concentrated to a clear oil. Purification by column chromatography (silica gel, hexanes/EtOAc, 100 to 98:2) gave the title compound (1.49 g, 42%) as a light yellow oil: 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.26 (s, 1H), 7.67 (dd, J=7.6, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (dd, J=7.6, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.28 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 3.97 (q, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 3.32-3.30 (m, 1H), 1.39 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.21 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 6H).

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