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Selenium Dioxide → 6-Formyl-4-hydroxypyran-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSelenium DioxideHCID 24007—
Reactant4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyroneHCID 54675757—
SolventDiglymeHCID 8150—
Product6-Formyl-4-hydroxypyran-2-oneHCID 54723298—

Reaction Steps

6-Methyl-4-hydroxypyran-2-one may be oxidised with selenium dioxide in boiling diglyme to give 6-formyl-4-hydroxypyran-2-one;

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05527916
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_06
ORD IDord-8794d933e9324e348685b74bbdd6c63d
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_06