2,3-Dimethyl-6-nitrobenzenemethanol → 2,3-Dimethyl-6-nitrobenzaldehyde

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A solution of 2,3-dimethyl-6-nitrobenzenemethanol (34.88 g, 0.192 mole) in dichloromethane (150 mL) was added to a stirred mixture of pyridinium chlorochromate (62.2 g, 0.288 mole) in dichloromethane (250 ml). The mixture was stirred vigorously for 4 hours, diluted with diethyl ether (500 mL) and the organic layer decanted. The residue was washed with diethyl ether (500 mL) and the combined organic solution filtered through a plug of silica gel (6"×11/2"). Evaporation of the solvent afforded 2,3-dimethyl-6-nitrobenzaldehyde (32.08 g, 93%). An analytical sample was prepared by crystallizing from diisopropyl ether and had m.p. 66°-68° C.

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