Potassium Permanganate → 3-Bromo-4-propoxybenzoic acid

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3-Bromo-4-propoxybenzaldehyde was oxidized by KMnO4, according to the procedure as described in Example 47, Step A, to give the title compound in 96%, as white solid. 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) 0.98 (t, 3H, J=7.32 Hz); 1.68-1.79 (m, 2H); 4.06 (t, 2H, J=6.39 Hz); 7.14 (d, 1H, J=8.7 Hz); 7.87 (dd, 1H, J=2.07, 8.61 Hz); 8.01 (d, 1H, J=2.04 Hz); 11.2 (broad s, 1H).

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