Methyl 3-formylbenzoate → HCID 86747108, compound

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Methyl 3-formylbenzoate (0.67 g) was dissolved in 10 ml of methanol, and 0.74 g of methyl orthoformate and 8 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid were added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 hours. Sodium methoxide was added to the reaction mixture to make it basic, and then the solvent was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate, and washed with a 5% aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate. The solvent was then evaporated to give 0.75 g of methyl 3-formylbenzoate dimethyl acetal.

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