Water → (4-Benzyloxy-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-acetaldehyde

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To a solution of 2-(4-benzyloxy-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-ethanol (1.0 g, 3.3 mmol) in dichloromethane (25 mL) was added Dess-Martin reagent (1.54 g, 3.6 mmol) and water (59 μL). After completion of addition the reaction continued to stir for 6 hours. The resulting precipitate was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated. The crude material was purified using silica gel chromatography (gradient from 1:2 ethyl acetate:hexane to 1:1 ethyl acetate:hexane) to obtain the desired compound as a yellow oil (547 mg, 55%).

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