3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → 3-(3-Methylbutoxy)benzaldehyde

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The compound was synthesized as in Example 24.1, using 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde (200 mg, 1.64 mmol) in place of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 1-iodo-3-methylbutane (649 mg, 1.97 mmol) in place of 1-chloro-3,3-dimethylbutane (no sodium iodide was used) to give 3-(isopentyloxy)benzaldehyde (292 mg, quant. crude) as a dark yellow oil that was used without further purification or characterization.

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