Water → 3,4-Bis(methoxymethoxy)benzaldehyde

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3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde (10 g, 67 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (50 mL), and potassium carbonate (20 g, 134 mmol) was added thereto, followed by stirring at room temperature for 30 minutes. Chloromethyl methyl ether (0.96 mL, 13 mmol) was added thereto, and the mixture was further stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. The reaction solution was poured into water and the mixture was extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluted with chloroform) to obtain 3,4-bis(methoxymethoxy)benzaldehyde (6.4 g; yield: 42%).

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