Methanol → N-[(4-Formylphenyl)methyl]methanesulfonamide

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To a solution of 4-[(methanesulfonamido)methyl]benzyl alcohol (1.0 g, 4.6 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (25 mL) was added pyridinium chlorochromate (1.5 g, 7.0 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at rt and poured through a pad of silica gel eluting with 2% MeOH(CHCl3. The title compound was isolated as a tan solid (1.0 g, 100%): 1H NMR (CDCl3): d 10.03 (s,1H); 7.88 (d, 2H); 7.57 (d, 2H); 4.79 (br s, 1H); 4.43 (d, 2H); 2.93 (s, 3H).

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