Dimethyl Sulfoxide → Cyclohexanepropionaldehyde

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Reaction Steps

3-Cyclohexyl-1-propanol (3.96 g, 27.8 mmol) was dissolved in DCM (90 mL) at 0° C. and treated sequentially with dimethyl sulfoxide (3.25 g, 41.7 mmol), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (8.98 g, 69.6 mmol) and sulfur trioxide pyridine complex (11 g, 69.6 mmol). After one hour, the reaction mixture was diluted with DCM (100 mL) and washed with 1N aqueous HCl (3×50 mL), saturated sodium bicarbonate (3×50 mL), and brine. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated to yield the title intermediate as a light yellow oil (3.8 g). 1H NMR (d6-DMSO, 300 MHz) δ (ppm): 9.72 (s, 1H), 3.65-3.72 (m, 2H), 2.46 (t, 2H), 1.65-1.73 (m, 3H), 1.51-1.56 (m, 2H), 1.14-1.48 (m, 4H), 0.85-0.96 (m, 2H).

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