(E)-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-2-en-1-ol → 4-Carboxycinnamaldehyde

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In 30 ml of methylene chloride were dissolved 2.15 g of trans-4-(trifluoromethyl) cinnamyl alcohol, and 14 g of active manganese dioxide were added to the solution at 0° C., followed by stirring of the resulting mixture for 15 minutes and then stirring at room temperature for 2 hours. The solid was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated to obtain a crystalline residue. The residue was recrystallized from a mixed solvent of benzene-hexane to obtain the title compound having a melting point of 60 to 61° C. in a yield of 90%.

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