I was wondering if MD BenzylAlcohol would be a viable route to MDP-2-P. I read on Rhodiums site that Benzyl alcohols could be turned into their corresponding Aldehydes via the Jones Reagent. If this is the case could I take the methylene dioxy benzaldehyde and perform the Aldol condensation described in Two Dogs P2P procedure, then performing the Bayer-Villager oxidation on the unsaturated ketone resulting in MDP2P? Search engine is down so I'm left to ask. Any comments welcome thanks in advance
~a safrol deprived chemist