(2-Methyl-4-nitrophenyl)methanol → 2-Methyl-4-nitrobenzaldehyde

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A flask was charged with (2-methyl-4-nitro-phenyl)-methanol (16.7 g, 0.100 mol) (334 mL), to manganese(IV) oxide (5 μm, 102.3 g, 1.00 mol), and CH2Cl2 (334 mL). The stirred mixture was heated at 40° C. for at least 2 h or until in-process HPLC analysis showed that conversion was greater than 95%. The cooled mixture was filtered through a celite cake (8 g) loaded onto a fritted funnel and the filter cake was rinsed with CH2Cl2 (340 mL). The filtrate and wash were concentrated under reduced pressure to dryness to afford the title compound as an amorphous solid (13.0 g, 78% yield).

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