1-(7-Methoxy-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-ethanol → Acetophenone, 5-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxy-

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Manganese dioxide (5 g, molar excess) was added to a solution of 2 (0.89 g, 4.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL). The resulting mixture was heated at reflux for 3 hours then filtered through Celite®. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to afford 3 as a tan solid.

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