Diethyl Ether → Chloroisovaniline

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41.2 g (0.271 mol) of isovanillin was dissolved in 160 ml of 90% AcOH under heating. 29.41 g of t-BuOCl was added dropwise to the solution while it was kept at 35° to 40° C. The solution was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours and then 200 ml of ether was added thereto. The mixture was left to stand overnight and crystals thus formed were separated by filtration and washed with ether. 42.0 g of the crude crystals were recrystallized from acetonitrile to obtain 35 g of 2-chloro-3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (69%).

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