A Convenient Synthesis of 3,4-Dimethoxy-5-hydroxybenzaldehyde

Abstract
Synthesis of 3,4-dimethoxy-5-hydroxybenzaldehyde (1) in three steps from vanillin with the key step being a copper catalyzed hydrolysis of 5-bromovanillin to give 4,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde.

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