m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → 2-(Benzyloxy)-3-tert-butylphenol

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A solution of 2-(benzyloxy)-3-tert-butylbenzaldehyde (20 g, 74.53 mmol) in dichloromethane (400 mL) was treated with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (70%, 20 g) in 3 portions at room temperature. Stirring was continued overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (to 1 L) and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate (2×400 mL) and water (500 mL). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and filtered. The solvent was removed in a rotary evaporator. The residue was taken in methanol (375 mL), potassium hydroxide (7.5 g) was added and this mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed in a rotary evaporator. The residue was taken in water (250 mL) and made acidic with 6N hydrochloric acid. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (800 mL). The organic extract was washed with water (300 mL), dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent was removed in a rotary evaporator. The crude product was purified by chromatography on silica (350 g) with 5% ethyl acetate in heptane (4 L) to afford pure 7 (16 g, 84%).

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