Water → 9-Methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]dioxepine-7-carbaldehyde

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After adding 1.5 g of potassium carbonate and 1.2 g of 1,3-dibromopropane to a solution of 920 mg of 3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde [CAS No. 859785-71-0] in 10 ml of DMF, the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 3 hours. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and extraction was performed with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccating agent was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate-heptane) to give the title compound (604 mg) as an oil.

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