1,3-Dihydroisobenzofuran → Phthalaldehyde

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Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 10 mmol of phthalan (isocoumaran), 1 mmol of N-hydroxyphthalimide, and 5 ml of acetonitrile was introduced 120 mmol of nitrogen monoxide, and the resultant mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 8 hours. Isolation of products in the reaction mixture by column chromatography on a silica gel revealed that phthalan was converted, at a rate of 99%, into phthalaldehyde (yield: 94%).

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