Benzeneheptanol → 7-Phenylheptanal

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A solution of 7-phenylheptan-1-ol (5 g) in CH2Cl2 (25 mL) was added to a suspension of 1,1,1-tris(acetyloxy)1,1-dihydro-1,2-benziodoxol-3-(1H)-one (Dess-Martin periodinane) in CH2Cl2 (25 mL) dropwise with ice-bath cooling. The cooling bath was removed after addition was complete and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. After addition of a solution of Na2S2O3 (44 g) in saturated NaHCO3, (35 mL), the resulting mixture was stirred for 45 min and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer was extracted twice with CH2Cl2, and the combined organic phases were washed with water, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to yield 7-phenylheptanal as an oil, which was used in the next step without further purification.

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