Potassium Carbonate → 2-(2-Formyl-6-methylphenoxy)acetonitrile

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A mixture of 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde (10.2 g, 75.0 moles, Aldrich), bromoacetonitrile (5.70 mL, 82.5 mmoles), and potassium carbonate (11.4 g, 82.5 mmoles) in DMF (150 mL) is heated to 55° C. for 3 hours, cooled, then diluted with ether. The mixture is washed with distilled water, saturated NaCl solution, then the organic layer dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to give the title compound as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 10.20 (s, 1H), 7.70 (d, 1H), 7.53 (d, 1H), 7.29 (m, 1H), 4.81 (s, 2H), 2.42 (s, 3H).

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