Butyl bromide → 4-Butoxy-3-methoxy-5-(prop-2-en-1-yl)benzaldehyde

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A mixture of 3-allyl-4-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde (10.25 g, 0.053 mole), dimethylformanide (150 ml), potassium carbonate (8.29 g, 0.06 mole) and 1-bromobutane (8.22 g, 0.06 mole) was maintained at 40°-45° C. for three hours. The reaction mixture was plunged into iced water and the oil formed extracted with dichloromethane. After washing with water, drying and evaporation of the solvent, a brown oil was obtained which was passed through a bed of silica 60 to give a pale yellow oil, 3-allyl-4-butoxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde (13 g, yield=91%).

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