Toluene → 1,4-Dioxaspiro(4.5)decane-8-carbaldehyde

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Diisobutylaluminium hydride (1.5 M solution in toluene, 102 ml, 153 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of 1,4-dioxa-spiro[4.5]decane-8-carboxylic acid ethyl ester 2 (32.13 g, 150 mmol) in absol. toluene (160 mol) at −70 to −65° C. under argon and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. The mixture was then quenched at −70 to −60° C. by addition of methanol (80 ml). The reaction solution was warmed to RT, saturated sodium chloride solution (100 ml) was added, and the reaction solution was filtered with suction over kieselguhr. The kieselguhr was washed twice with ethyl acetate, and the aqueous solution was separated and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure.

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