Hydrochloric Acid → Tert-butyl 3-(2-formyl-3-methylphenyl)propanoate

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To a solution of 770 mg of tert-butyl 3-[2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methylphenyl]propanoate in 16 ml of dimethylsulfoxide were added 4 ml of triethylamine and 1.22 g of a sulfur trioxide pyridine complex, followed by stirring at room temperature for 5 hours. To the reaction mixture were added diluted hydrochloric acid and ethyl acetate to carry out a layer separation operation. The organic layer was sequentially washed with water, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, water, and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 707 mg of tert-butyl 3-(2-formyl-3-methylphenyl)propanoate.

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