Preparation of methoxyphenols by baeyer–villiger oxidation of methoxybenzaldehydes

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Abstract
Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of methoxybenzaldehydes with m-chloroperbenzoic acid in boiling dichloromethane, followed by hydrolysis of the resultant formates, is shown to be a convenient method for the preparation of methoxyphenols.