3-Hydroxyphenethyl alcohol → 2-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde

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3-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde was prepared by a synthesis analogous to that of 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (Heterocycles, 2000, 53, 777-784). 3-Hydroxyphenethyl alcohol (1.0 g, 7.5 mmol, Aldrich) was dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide (8 mL, Aldrich). TEA (2.0 mL, 14 mmol, Aldrich) was added slowly with stirring. Pyridine-sulfur trioxide (SO3.py) complex (2.4 g, 15 mmol, Aldrich) was completely dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide (8 mL, Aldrich) and this solution was added drop-wise to the alcohol, with vigorous stirring. After stirring for 1 h at room temperature, the reaction was quenched with ice-cold water, then extracted with CH2Cl2. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to dryness. Purification using silica gel chromatography with hexane-ethyl acetate as eluent (3:1, then 1:1) yielded 225 mg (22%) of 3-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde.

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