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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