Sodium hydride → 3-(3-Benzyloxy-propoxy)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde

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To a solution of 5-chloro-2,3-dihydroxy-benzaldehyde (3.1 g, 17.7 mmol) in anhydrous DMSO (20 mL) was added NaH (60% in mineral oil, 1.50 g, 35.4 mmol) portion-wise and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. The solution was cooled to 0° C. and a solution of 3-benzyloxy-1-bromopropane (3.1 mL, 17.7 mmol) in DMSO (3 mL) was added dropwise over 10 minutes period. The ice bath was removed. After overnight, the solution was diluted with EtOAc (100 mL), washed with water, brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (2:1 hexanes-EtOAc mobile phase) generating the title compound (5.3 g, 16.6 mmol, 94%) as a light yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) δ ppm 10.81 (s, 1H), 9.87 (s, 1H), 7.42-7.28 (m, 5H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 7.08 (s, 1H), 4.53 (s, 2H), 4.17 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 2H), 3.69 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 2H), 2.15 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 2H).

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