Water → 2-(Methoxymethoxy)-4-(phenylmethoxy)benzaldehyde

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To a solution of 4-benzyloxy-2-hydoxy-benzaldehyde (44.9 g, 197 mmol) synthesized in step (a) of Example 197 in dichloromethane (200 ml) were added diisopropylethylamine (52.0 ml, 300 mmol) and methoxymethyl chloride (20.5 ml, 270 mmol) at 0° C. with stirring, and the resulting mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere. After stirring, water (200 ml) was added, and the resulting mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (200 ml×2). The organic layer was washed successively with water (300 ml×1) and saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution (300 ml×1), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated in vacuo to afford the crude product. The crude product was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column using a mixed solvent of hexane and ethyl acetate (5:1-1:1) as the eluent to afford the title compound (42.2 g, yield: 79%) as a colorless oil.

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