Vanillin → 4-Cyclopentyloxy-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde

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Bromocyclopentane (7.0 mL, 66 mmol) was added to a suspension of vanillin (5.0 g, 33 mmol) and potassium carbonate (13.6 g, 99 mmol) in EtOH (75 mL) and treated according to Procedure 3. 4-Cyclopentyloxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (7.1 g, 98%) was obtained as a yellow oil; δH (400 MHz, CDCl3) 1.62 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.78-2.04 (m, 6H, CH2), 3.89 (s, 3H, OCH3), 4.86 (tt, J=6.0, 3.2 Hz, 1H, OCH), 6.94 (d, J5,6=8.0 Hz, 1H, H5), 7.38 (d, J2,6=2.0 Hz, 1H, H2), 7.41 (dd, J5,6=8.0, J2,6=2.0 Hz, 1H, H6), 9.82 (s, 1H, CHO); δC (100 MHz, CDCl3) 24.1, 32.8, 56.0, 80.6, 109.4, 112.8, 126.6, 129.5, 150.2, 153.4, 190.9; vmax 977, 1260, 1504, 1580, 1680, 2869, 2956 cm−1.

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