Dimethyl Sulfoxide → Ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate

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To a solution of oxalyl chloride (6 mL, 68.8 mmol) in DCM (100 mL) at −78° C. was added dropwise a solution of DMSO (6.4 mL, 90 mmol) in DCM (20 mL). The mixture was stirred at this temperature for 15 min before the dropwise addition of a solution of ethyl 4-hydroxycyclohexane carboxylate (4.8 mL, 30 mmol) in DCM (20 mL). The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 3 h before addition of TEA (29.3 mL, 210 mmol) in DCM (20 mL). The mixture was then gradually warmed to rt, washed with a sat. aq. NH4Cl solution and brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography over SiO2 (Hex/EA 1:1) to give the title ketone (4.6 g, 90% yield) as a colourless oil.

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