Azobisisobutyronitrile → Octanal

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A mixture of (6R,7R)-2,2-dimethyl-7-isocyano-1-aza-3-oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-8-one (150 mg), tribulyltinhydride (0.263 ml), and azobisisobutyronitrile (14 mg) in benzene (4.5 ml) was refluxed for 15 minutes. The resulting solution was chromatographed on silica gel (4.5 g) eluting with a mixture of benzene and acetone (15:1-6:1) to give the crude product (140 mg) as an oil, which was purified by silica gel (5 g) chromatography (eluate: a mixture of methylene chloride and ethyl acetate 30:1-5:1) to give (6R)-2,2-dimethyl-1-aza-3-oxabicycle[4.2.0]octan-8-one (98 mg) as an oil.

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