Methyl morpholine oxide → 2-(Tert-butyl-dimethyl-silanyloxymethyl)-propenal

Participants

Reaction Steps

2-(Tert-butyl-dimethyl-silanyloxymethyl)-prop-2-en-1-ol (6 g, 29.7 mmol) prepared in example 99a was dissolved in dichloromethane (296 mL) containing both the molecular sieves (4 A) (Aldrich) and N-methyl morpholine oxide (5.2 g, 44.47 mmol). After stirring the mixture for 1 h, (Tetra-n-butyl ammonium perruthenate) (0.47 g, 1.48 mmol) (Aldrich) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. Then another batch of (Tetra-n-butyl ammonium per-ruthenate) (0.23 g, 0.74 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for another 1 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with Na2S2O3 solution, brine and saturated copper (II) sulfate solution, then dried over dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified with chromatography to give 2-(tert-butyl-dimethyl-silanyloxymethyl)-propenal to as colorless oil (Yield 1.3 g, 22%).

Provenance & Evidence