1-Phenyl-2-propanol → Phenylacetone

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A solution of 1-phenylpropan-2-ol (2.72 g, 20 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (20 mL) was added pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC, 5.4 g, 25 mmol) at 0° C. and the mixture was stirred for 3 h. The mixture was concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (PE/EtOAc=20:1) to give the title compound (2.3 g, 84%) as a yellow oil.

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