Water → 2-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde

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To solution of 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde (5 g, 25.5 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (125 ml) at 0° C. was added BBr3 (6.39 g, 25.5 mmol). The resulting dark mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 hrs after completion of the reaction checked by TLC H2O (100 mL) was then added and the mixture was stirred for 10 min and the aqueous phase was extracted by CH2Cl2. The organic phase was dried over Na2SO4, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel (CH2Cl2) afforded the 2-hydroxy 4,5dimethoxybenzaldehyde A1 (4.3 g) in 87% yield isolated yellow solid: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 11.33 (s, 1H), 9.63 (s, 1H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.40 (s, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.81 (s, 3H) ppm. Mass: ESI [M+Na]+: 225.06; Elemental anal. calcd. for C9H10O4; C, 59.34; H, 5.53; O, 35.13. found C, 59.14; H, 5.13; O, 34.90.

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