Sodium periodate → (7-methoxy-2-oxoquinoxalin-1(2H)-yl)acetaldehyde

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A mixture of 7-(methyloxy)-1-(2-propen-1-yl)-2(1H)-quinoxalinone (1.03 g, 4.75 mmol) and sodium periodate (4.68 g, 21.8 mmol) in 2-butanol (20 mL) and water (40 mL) was treated with osmium tetroxide (4% solution in water, 1.1 mL) and the mixture was stirred for 3.75 h. The butanol was evaporated and the residue was diluted with water and extracted with dichloromethane, then with dichloromethane/THF. The extracts were dried and evaporated, and the residue was chromatographed on silica eluted with 50-100% ethyl acetate/hexane to give the aldehyde (0.68 g, 66%).

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