Sulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1) → Methyl 4-butyrylbenzoate

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Pyridinium chlorochromate (1.25 g, 5.80 mmol) was added to a 0° C. solution of methyl 4-(1-hydroxybutyl)benzoate (602.5 mg, 2.89 mmol) in 9.6 mL dichloromethane. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 3 h. MgSO4 was added, and the solids removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated to give a brown solid. Purification by silica gel chromatography provided methyl 4-butyrylbenzoate (491.2 mg) as a colorless solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, δ): 8.08-8.13 (m, 2H), 7.97-8.01 (m, 2H), 3.94 (s, 3H), 2.96 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 1.77 (m, 2H), 1.00 (t, J=7.41 Hz, 3H).

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