(4-Chloro-3-methoxyphenyl)methanol → 4-Chloro-3-methoxybenzaldehyde

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A suspension of pyridinium chlorochromate (1.37 g, 6.34 mmol) in dichloromethane (35 mL) was treated with Celite (2.0 g) and stirred at rt. A solution of (4-chloro-3-methoxyphenyl)methanol (730 mg, 4.23 mmol) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was added in one portion, and the resulting mixture was stirred at rt for 3 h. After this time, the mixture was diluted with diethyl ether, and stirred vigorously. The mixture was then filtered through a pad of silica gel and the collected solids were rinsed with additional diethyl ether. The combined filtrates were concentrated under vacuum to provide 4-chloro-3-methoxybenzaldehyde as a pale tan-yellow solid (630 mg, 87%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 3.98 (s, 3 H) 7.41 (dd, J=7.9, 1.8 Hz, 1 H) 7.45 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1 H) 7.55 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1 H) 9.95 (s, 1 H).

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