Water → (E)-(2-formyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)acetonitrile

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[step 1] (E)-(2-Hydroxymethyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)acetonitrile (JP-B-2526005; 523 mg, 2.00 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (5 mL), 1,1,1-triacetoxy-1,1-dihydro-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one (1.10 g, 2.60 mmol) was added at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 45 min. Isopropyl alcohol (0.5 mL) and water were added to the mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=70/30 to 0/100) to give (E)-(2-formyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)acetonitrile (518 mg, 100%).

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