Barium manganate → Phenanthro[1,2-b]furan-2-carbaldehyde

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To a RB flask equipped with magnetic stirring bar, reflux condenser, N2 inlet line with bubbler was added phenanthro[1,2-b]furan-2-methanol (14A, 5.84 g, 23.5 mmol), barium manganate (Aldrich, 12.06 g, 47 mmol) and dry CH2Cl2 (400 mL). The mixture was refluxed for 6 h, filtered and the resulting dark yellow solution filtered through a small plug of SiO2 to remove inorganic salts and polar baseline material. The solvent was then removed by rotary evaporation and the crude material recrystallized using CH2Cl2 /hexane to give after drying 5.17 g (91% yield) of phenanthro[1,2-b]furan-2-carbaldehyde, mp 169° , (C,H).

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