Methyl morpholine oxide → 1-(3-Methoxymethoxy-2-oxo-butyl)-2-oxo-6-m-tolyl-4-trifluoromethyl-1,2-dihydro-pyridine-3-carbonitrile

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1-(2-Hydroxy-3-methoxymethoxy-butyl)-2-oxo-6-m-tolyl-4-trifluoromethyl-1,2-dihydro-pyridine-3-carbonitrile 29 (0.21 g, 0.52 mmoles) was combined with N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMO, 92 mg, 0.79 mmoles) and 4 Å molecular sieves (powder, 170 mg) in 5 mL of anhydrous DCM within a 7 mL reaction vial. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 min. After this period tetrapropylammonium perruthenate (TPAP, 10 mg, 0.028 mmoles) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for an additional 3 hours. After this period the reaction mixture was purified directly using flash silica chromatography (0-40% EtOAc/Hexane) to yield 0.191 g (90% yield) of 1-(3-Methoxymethoxy-2-oxo-butyl)-2-oxo-6-m-tolyl-4-trifluoromethyl-1,2-dihydro-pyridine-3-carbonitrile as a yellow residue.

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