2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene → 3-Iodo-2-methoxybenzoic acid

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To a solution of 3-iodo-2-methoxy-benzaldehyde (3.68 g, 14 mmol) in tert-butanol (70 mL) was added 2,3-dimethyl-but-2-ene (7 mL) followed by a solution comprising disodium hydrogen phosphate monohydrate (7.56 g 56 mmol) and sodium chlorite (7.56 g, approx. 66 mmol, technical grade) in water (70 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred for 20 minutes then diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residual solid was recrystallized from cyclohexane to give the title compound as a white solid.

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