Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → 2-Fluoro-6-hydroxy-4-(methoxymethoxy)benzaldehyde

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2-Fluoro-4,6-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (12 g) was dissolved in MeCN (250 mL), and cesium carbonate (25.1 g) and chloromethylmethylether (6.95 mL) were added thereto, followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hour. The insoluble materials were removed by filtration through celite and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (automatic purification device, hexane:EtOAc=100:0 to 94:6) to obtain 2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-4-(methoxymethoxy)benzaldehyde (11.89 g) as a white powder.

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