Trimethyl orthoformate → HCID 21886104, compound

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To a solution of 5-bromosalicylaldehyde (4.00 g, 19.90 mmol) in methanol (50 ml) were added orthoformic acid trimethyl (9.70 g, 10.00 ml, 91.41 mmol) and TsOH.H2O (38.04 mg, 0.20 mmol), followed by reacting them at room temperature for 1 hour. Following neutralization with potassium carbonate (55.28 mg, 0.40 mmol), the solution was cleansed with brine and 5%-sodium hydrogen carbonate (=1:1, 50 ml) and extracted with pet ether (×2). A pool of the organic layer thus formed was dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in a vacuum to prepare the object compound (white, solid, 4.92 g, 100%).

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