Potassium Carbonate → HCID 68963161, compound

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Treatment of 2-allyl-6-cyclopentylphenol (6.97 g, 0.0344 mol) with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (17.83 g, 0.1033 mol, 77%) and potassium carbonate (14.0 g, 0.1013 mol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 9 afforded 4.1 g (54%) of (±)-(7-cyclopentyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methanol as a yellow oil. Rf=0.58 (silica, ethyl acetate:hexanes 3:7); Anal. calcd. for C14H18O2 C, 77.03; H, 8.31. Found C, 76.5; H, 8.44.

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