cyclododecanecarbaldehyde

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Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To 11.4 g (25.5 mmol) of phenylethyl triphenylphosphonium bromide in 50 mL of dry ether at 0° C. is added 10.2 mL (25.5 mmol) of 2.5M butyllithium. The suspension is stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour followed by the addition of 5.0 g (25.5 mmol) of cyclododecane carboxaldehyde. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours after which time no starting material is evident by TLC. The reaction mixture is quenched with 1N HCl. The layers are separated and the aqueous layer is washed twice with ethyl ether. The combined organic layers are dried over a MgSO4 and the ether is evaporated. The residue is flash chromatographed on silica gel using hexanes to give 6.4 g of a colorless oil: NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.0-1.6 (m, 10H), 2.6 (m, 1H), 3.4 (d, 2H, J=8 Hz,), 5.3 (t, 1H, J=7 Hz), 5.45 (q, 1H, J=7 Hz), 7.2 ppm (m, 5 The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours after which time no starting material The reaction mixture is quenched with 1N HCl The layers are separated the aqueous layer is washed twice with ethyl ether The combined organic layers are dried over a MgSO4 the ether is evaporated chromatographed on silica gel

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To 5.0 g (25.5 mmol) of 1-oxaspiro[2.11]tetradecane in 50 ml of dry ether at 0° C. is slowly added 1.8 ml (2.1 g, 14.6 mmol) of boron trifluoride etherate. The ice bath is removed and after 15 minutes at room temperature the solution is partitioned between ether and saturated sodium bicarbonate. The organic phase is evaporated to give a clear oil. Flash chromatography over silica gel using a hexane to hexane:ethyl acetate (9:1) gradient give 1.6 g (34%) of a clear oil: NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.28-1.8 (m, 18 H), 2.03 (s, 1 H), 2.42 (m, 1 H), 9.62 (s, 1 H) at 0° C. The ice bath is removed and after 15 minutes at room temperature the solution is partitioned between ether and saturated sodium bicarbonate The organic phase is evaporated to give a clear oil

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a solution of 9.92 g (50 mmol) of cyclododecane methanol in 100 ml of methylene chloride under a nitrogen atmosphere is added 50 mg of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy, free radical (TEMPO) and 510 mg (5 mmol) of sodium bromide in 5 ml of water. The solution is cooled to 10°-15° C. and a solution of 100 ml of 5.25% aqueous sodium hypochlorite and 2.0 g of sodium bicarbonate is added over 1 hour. The reaction mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature and after 1 hour is diluted with methylene chloride. The organic phase is washed with aqueous sodium thiosulfate, aqueous bicarbonate and water. The methylene chloride layer is dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo to give 9.43 g of crude title compound as an oil: IR (film) 1723 cm-1 ; NMR (CDCl3)) δ 1.34 (bs, 18 H), 1.41 (m, 4 H), 1.54 (m, 2 H), 1.65 (m, 2 H), 2.40 (m, 1 H), 9.64 (d, 1 H, J=1.6 Hz) M+ (EI) 196 The solution is cooled to 10°-15° C. The organic phase is washed with aqueous sodium thiosulfate, aqueous bicarbonate and water The methylene chloride layer is dried over magnesium sulfate filtered evaporated in vacuo

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To 11.4 g (25.5 mmol) of phenylethyl triphenylphosphonium bromide in 50 mL of dry ether at 0° C. is added 10.2 mL (25.5 mmol) of 2.5M butyllithium. The suspension is stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour followed by the addition of 5.0 g (25.5 mmol) of cyclododecane carboxaldehyde. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours after which time no starting material is evident by TLC. The reaction mixture is quenched with 1N HCl. The layers are separated and the aqueous layer is washed twice with ethyl ether. The combined organic layers are dried over a MgSO4 and the ether is evaporated. The residue is flash chromatographed on silica gel using hexanes to give 6.4 g of a colorless oil: NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.0-1.6 (m, 10H), 2.6 (m, 1H), 3.4 (d, 2H, J=8 Hz, ), 5.3 (t, 1H, J=7 Hz), 5.45 (q, 1H, J=7 Hz), 7.2 ppm (m, 5H). The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours after which time no starting material The reaction mixture is quenched with 1N HCl The layers are separated the aqueous layer is washed twice with ethyl ether The combined organic layers are dried over a MgSO4 the ether is evaporated chromatographed on silica gel

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To 5.0 g (25.5 mmol) of 1-oxaspiro[2.11]tetradecane in 50 ml of dry ether at 0° C. is slowly added 1.8 ml (2.1 g, 14.6 mmol) of boron trifluoride etherate. The ice bath is removed and after 15 minutes at room temperature the solution is partitioned between ether and saturated sodium bicarbonate. The organic phase is evaporated to give a clear oil. Flash chromatography over silica gel using a hexane to hexane:ethyl acetate (9:1) gradient give 1.6 g (34%) of a clear oil: NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.28-1.8 (m, 18H), 2.03 (s, 1H), 2.42 (m, 1H), 9.62 (s, 1H) at 0° C. The ice bath is removed and after 15 minutes at room temperature the solution is partitioned between ether and saturated sodium bicarbonate The organic phase is evaporated to give a clear oil

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a solution of 9.92 g (50 mmol) of cyclododecane methanol in 100 ml of methylene chloride under a nitrogen atmosphere is added 50 mg of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy, free radical (TEMPO) and 510 mg (5 mmol) of sodium bromide in 5 ml of water. The solution is cooled to 10°-15° C. and a solution of 100 ml of 5.25% aqueous sodium hypochlorite and 2.0 g of sodium bicarbonate is added over 1 hour. The reaction mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature and after 1 hour is diluted with methylene chloride. The organic phase is washed with aqueous sodium thiosulfate, aqueous bicarbonate and water. The methylene chloride layer is dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo to give 9.43 g of crude title compound as an oil: IR (film) 1723 cm-1 ; NMR (CDCl3)) δ 1.34 (bs, 18H), 1.41 (m, 4H), 1.54 (m, 2H), 1.65 (m, 2H), 2.40 (m, 1H), 9.64 (d, 1H, J=1.6 Hz) M+ (EI) 196. The solution is cooled to 10°-15° C. The organic phase is washed with aqueous sodium thiosulfate, aqueous bicarbonate and water The methylene chloride layer is dried over magnesium sulfate filtered evaporated in vacuo

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To 11.4 g (25.5 mmol) of phenylethyl triphenylphosphonium bromide in 50 mL of dry ether at 0° C. is added 10.2 mL (25.5 mmol) of 2.5M butyllithium. The suspension is stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour followed by the addition of 5.0 g (25.5 mmol) of cyclododecane carboxaldehyde. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours after which time no starting material is evident by TLC. The reaction mixture is quenched with 1N HCl. The layers are separated and the aqueous layer is washed twice with ethyl ether. The combined organic layers are dried over a MgSO4 and the ether is evaporated. The residue is flash chromatographed on silica gel using hexanes to give 6.4 g of a colorless oil: NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.0-1.6 (m, 10H), 2.6 (m, 1H), 3.4 (d, 2H, J=8 Hz,), 5.3 (t, 1H, J=7 Hz), 5.45 (q, 1H, J=7 Hz), 7.2 ppm (m, 5 The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours after which time no starting material The reaction mixture is quenched with 1N HCl The layers are separated the aqueous layer is washed twice with ethyl ether The combined organic layers are dried over a MgSO4 the ether is evaporated chromatographed on silica gel

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To 5.0 g (25.5 mmol) of 1-oxaspiro[2.11]tetradecane in 50 ml of dry ether at 0° C. is slowly added 1.8 ml (2.1 g, 14.6 mmol) of boron trifluoride etherate. The ice bath is removed and after 15 minutes at room temperature the solution is partitioned between ether and saturated sodium bicarbonate. The organic phase is evaporated to give a clear oil. Flash chromatography over silica gel using a hexane to hexane:ethyl acetate (9:1) gradient give 1.6 g (34%) of a clear oil: NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.28-1.8 (m, 18 H), 2.03 (s, 1 H), 2.42 (m, 1 H), 9.62 (s, 1 H) at 0° C. The ice bath is removed and after 15 minutes at room temperature the solution is partitioned between ether and saturated sodium bicarbonate The organic phase is evaporated to give a clear oil