Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 3-(2-Naphthyl)propanal

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Then, following a procedure similar to that described in the second part of Preparation 4, the whole of this 3-(2-naphthyl)propanol was reacted with 2.06 g of dimethyl sulfoxide, 3.35 g of oxalyl chloride and 7.34 ml of triethylamine in 45 ml of methylene chloride. The reaction mixture was worked up and purified as described in the second part of Preparation 4, to give 1.74 g (yield 53%) of 3-(2-naphthyl)propanal as a colorless oil.

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