Sodium periodate → 1-[(2-Methoxy-5-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-1H-indole-4-carbaldehyde

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OsO4 (10 mg, 0.05 mmol) was added to a stirred mixture of 1-[(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-4-vinyl-1H-indole (262 mg, 0.80 mmol; Intermediate 7) and 2,6-2,6-lutidine (186 μL, 0.46 mmol) in dioxane (9 mL). The mixture turned from colorless to black in 1 minute. Sodium periodate (0.684 g, 3.2 mmol) in water (3 mL, warmed to dissolve) was added. A grey precipitation was immediately formed. The mixture was stirred for 30 min. and partitioned between 2M aqueous HCl (25 mL) and DCM (25 mL). The organic layer was dried, filtered and concentrated to give the title compound (290 mg, 110%, still some dioxane according to HNMR) as a black solid. MS (ESI+) for C17H15NO4S m/z 330 (M+H)+.

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