(4-Fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)methanol → 4-Fluoro-3-methoxybenzaldehyde

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(4-Fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)methanol (5.00 g, 0.03 mol) and manganese dioxide (33.4 g, 0.38 mol) were stirred in dichloromethane (100 ml) under an atmosphere of nitrogen, at gentle reflux for 16 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was then filtered through arbacel and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a white solid (4.18 g, 0.027 mol, 85%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ: 3.96 (s, 3H), 7.23 (d, 1H), 7.43 (m, 1H), 7.50 (d, 1H) 9.91 (s, 1H). Mpt: 61-63° C. Analysis found C, 62.18; H, 4.54%. C8H7FO2 requires C, 62.34; H, 4.58%.

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