HCID 19045363, compound → HCID 19045221, compound

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To a solution of 2'-hydroxy-5'-(methylthiomethyl)acetophenone (2.20 g, 11.0 mmol) in 70 mL MeOH cooled in an ice bath was added a solution of sodium metaperiodate (2.49 g, 12.1 mmol) in 115 mL water. The resulting cloudy mixture was stirred two hours with cooling then partially concentrated in vacuo to remove methanol. The remaining aqueous mixture was extracted with chloroform (3×125 mL). The extract was washed with 50 mL water and brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give crude product which was recrystallized from n-butylchloride to give 1.39 g (60%) product, as a pale yellow solid, mp 95°-97° C.

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