HCID 178418268, compound → 9,10-Dihydro-9,10-anthracenedicarboxaldehyde

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A mixture of 2.38 g. of cis-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11,12-diol in 40 ml. of glacial acetic acid at room temperature is treated portionwise with 4.8 g. of lead tetraacetate, with stirring over a period of 10 minutes. The mixture is cooled to 15° C. and the solid which forms is collected by filtration, washed once with glacial acetic acid, then thoroughly with water giving the desired product as colorless grains, m.p. 144°-146° C.

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