Triacetoxyperiodinane → 6-Butylbenzofuran-2-carbaldehyde

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To a solution of (6-butylbenzofuran-2-yl)methanol (85 mg, 0.42 mmol) in 1.5 mL dichloromethane at room temperature was added Dess-Martin periodinane (247 mg, 0.58 mmol). The resulting suspension was stirred vigorously for 2 h at room temperature, poured into 20 mL saturated sodium bicarbonate and extracted with dichloromethane (3×15 mL). The combined dichloromethane extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude mixture was subjected to chromatography on silica gel (5% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give 6-butylbenzofuran-2-carbaldehyde (81 mg, 96%) as an oil. Used without further characterization.

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