Dichloromethane → 2-(5-Methoxy-2-nitrophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane

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5-Methoxy-2-nitro-benzaldehyde (30.00 g, 0.1656 mol) and 1,2-bis-trimethylsilanyloxy-ethane (40.6 mL, 0.166 mol) were placed in a 40 mL vial, followed by Methylene chloride (1000 mL, 20 mol). The reaction mixture was then cooled to −78° C., and trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (1 mL, 0.008 mol) was added dropwise under N2. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to at 23° C. for 1 day. A solution of saturated K2CO3 (50 mL) was added to quench the reaction, and organic layer was separated. Removal of solvent gave a oily product, which was treated with ether/hexanes to give a pure solid product (37.0 g, 99%). 1H NMR (MeOD) δ: 8.01 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (dd, J=8.9, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.49 (s, 1H), 4.85 (s, 3H), 3.91 (s, 4H). MS (M+1): 226.10.

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