Salicylaldehyde → HCID 15550541, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (5 g, 20 mmol) in DMF (100 mL) was added triethylamine (3.5 mL, 25 mmol) and the solution was stirred for 15 min at room temperature. Ethyl isocyanate (1.95 mL, 25 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature until no more hydroxybenzaldehyde was detected by TLC (Rf=0.78 for product and 0.89 for starting material using 1:1 hexanes/EtOAc). The reaction solution was concentrated by azeotropic removal of DMF with water. The resulting suspension was filtered, washed with water and dried in a vacuum oven to afford 96% of the title compound as a light buff solid.

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