1-Butanol → 1-(Dibutoxymethyl)-2-nitrobenzene

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A solution comprising 2-nitrobenzaldehyde (4.53 g, 30.0 mmol), 1-butanol (13.7 ml, 150 mmol) and toluene (60 ml) was added with p-toluene sulfonic acid monohydrate (57 mg, 0.300 mmol) and molecular sieves-4A (1 g), and refluxed for two days. The mixture was filtered through celite, washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate and saturated sodium chloride water, and then dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solution was concentrated to obtain Step 1 compound (8.43 g, quant) as a brown oily substance.

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