Water → 4-Phenylbicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carboxaldehyde

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To an ice water cooled solution of N-methoxy-N-methyl-1-phenylbicyclo[2.2.2]octane-4-carboxamide (Intermediate 5; 8.49 g, 31.05 mmol) in anhydrous THF (100 mL) under nitrogen was added lithium aluminium hydride (1M solution in THF, 62 mL) dropwise and the reaction mixture was allowed to stir at 0° C. for 1 hr. Water (25 mL) was added cautiously followed by EtOAc (˜100 mL) and the mixture was filtered through a pad of celite washing with EtOAc (50 mL). The filtrate was washed with brine (150 mL), the organic phase separated, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to leave the title compound as a colourless oil which formed a solid on standing (6.92 g, 32.28 mmol, 100%); 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.72-1.83 (6H, m), 1.87-1.94 (6H, m), 7.17-7.22 (1H, m), 7.31-7.33 (4H, m), 9.53 (1H, s); GC-MS EI m/e M+ 214.

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