Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 8167113, compound

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3-Pivaloylbenzyl alcohol (0.80 g, 4.16 mmol) was dissolved in dioxane (20 ml). A solution of KOH (0.35 g, 6.30 mmol) in water (5 ml) was added followed by KMnO4 (1.45 g, 9.17 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature over the weekend. The solution was filtered through Celite and extracted with ether. The aqueous phase was acidified with dil. HCl and extracted with ether (3×50 ml). The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound as a white solid (0.80 g).

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