[5-Chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methanol → 5-Chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde

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Dissolve (5-chloro-2-trifluoromethylphenyl)-methanol (347 mg, 1.66 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL). Add pyridinium chlorochromate (717 mg, 3.32 mmol) and stir for 2 h. Dilute with diethyl ether and stir for 1 h. Filter and concentrate. Chromatograph on silica gel eluting with 10% ethyl acetate in hexane to give the title compound as a clear oil (285 mg, 82%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, MeOH-d4) 10.33 (s, 1H), 7.90 (s, 1H), 7.69 (d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.54 (d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz).

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