“…2,5-Dimethoxy-3,4-dimethylbenzaldehyde 17a was isolated as a white solid (1.18 g, 44%); mp 61-62 • C (lit. 22 mp 67.5-68.5 3.70 (3H, s, OCH 3 ), 3.82 (3H, s, OCH 3 ), 10.47 (1H, s, CHO); d C (125 MHz; CDCl 3 ) 12.5 (CH 3 ), 13.3 (CH 3 ), 14.2 (CH 3 ), 60.7 (OCH 3 ), 63.8 (OCH 3 ), 126.0 (quat., C-1), 129.7 (quat., C-3), 132.1 (quat., C-6), 140.2 (quat., C-4), 153.6 (quat., C-2), 160.0 (quat., C-5), 194.9 (CHO).…”