Methyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)naphthalene-1-carboxylate → 1-Naphthalenecarboxylic acid, 4-formyl-, methyl ester

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To a solution of methyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-naphthalenecarboxylate (2.0 g, 9.25 mmol) in chloroform (40 ml) was added manganese dioxide (4.0 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs. Manganese dioxide was filtered from the reaction solution using celite and the filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=2:1) and recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane to give methyl 4-formyl-1-naphthalenecarboxylate (1.41 g, 85%).

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