Vanillin → 4-Formyl-2-methoxyphenyl trifluoromethanesulfonate

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To a solution of 4-hydroxy-3-(methoxy)benzaldehyde (0.760 g; 5.00 mmol) and Et3N (1.39 mL; 10.0 mmol) in anhyd CH2Cl2 (10 mL) at 0° C. was added Tf2O (0.92 mL; 5.5 mmol), dropwise over 2 min. The mixture was allowed to warm slowly to room temperature (overnight), diluted with CH2Cl2, washed (water, brine), dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes), affording the title compound as a colorless oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.01 (s, 3H), 7.42 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (dd, J=8.2, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J=1.7 Hz, 1H), 9.99 (s, 1H).

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