Ethyl Acetate → 3-Iodobenzaldehyde

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A solution of 3-iodobenzyl alcohol (Aldrich, 4.72 g, 20 mmol) in dichloromethane (50 mL) and acetonitrile (5 mL) was treated sequentially with 4 A molecular sieves powder (5 g), tetra-n-propyl ammoniumperruthenate (0.1 g) and N-methyl morpholine-N-oxide (2.34 g, 40 mmol). After stirring at ambient temperature for 3 h, the reaction mixture was diluted with hexane and subjected to flash column chromatography over silica gel (230-400 mesh) using 6-10% ethyl acetate in hexane as the eluent to afford the title compound (3.7 g, 80%). It was used as such for the next step.

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