N-Hydroxyphthalimide → Benzaldehyde

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A mixture of 1 mmol of benzyl methyl ether, 0.1 mmol of N-hydroxyphthalimide, and 5 ml of acetonitrile was stirred at 60° C. under a nitrogen monoxide atmosphere (1 atm) for 5 hours. Gas chromatographic analysis of products in the reaction mixture revealed that benzyl methyl ether was converted, at a rate of 78%, into benzaldehyde (yield: 52%), and methyl benzoate (yield: 20%).

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