Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 4-(2-Methoxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)pentanal

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Analogously to Example 7, 14.68 g of ethyl-4-(2-methoxy-4-methylphenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate is reacted with 21.6 ml of (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane and 9.7 ml of tetrabutylammonium fluoride solution (1 M in THF) in 195 ml of THF to form 13.73 g of ethyl-4-(2-methoxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)pentanoate. The product is reduced with 2.84 g of lithium aluminum hydride in 560 ml of diethyl ether to 11.62 g of 4-(2-methoxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)pentanol. The oxidation of the diol is carried out analogously to Example 7 under Swern conditions with 3.8 ml of oxalyl chloride, 7.1 ml of DMSO and 26.5 ml of triethylamine to 5.91 g of the title compound.

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