m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → HCID 11137981, compound

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5-(4-Methoxyphenyl)pent-1-ene (18.9 g, 0.107 mol) and 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (22.3 g of 85%, 0.11 mol) in dichloromethane (250 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 25 minutes. Dichloromethane (150 ml) was added and the resulting solution was washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (3×300 ml) and dried (MgSO4). The solvent was evaporated off under reduced pressure to yield an oil which was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, chloroform) to yield [3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]oxirane as a colourless oil having the following structural characteristics:

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