Acetic Acid → 4-(Benzyloxy)-3-(tert-butyl)benzaldehyde

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A solution of 6.985 g 1-benzyloxy-2-tert-butyl-4-methyl-benzene (27 mmol) and 115 g ammoniumcer (IV)-nitrate in 1000 ml acetic acid (50% v/v) was stirred at 90° C. for one hour. After cooling down to RT, the reaction mixture was extracted with AcOEt/heptane 1:9, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered off and concentrated under vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (heptane/AcOEt 95/5 to 90/10) to give 3.48 g of an orange solid. MS (ISP) 269.3 (M+H)+.

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