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Ch. 17 - Carbonyl Addition Reactions: Aldehydes and Ketones
Mullins - Organic Chemistry: A Learner Centered Approach 1st Edition
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Capitolo 16, Problema 66d

Suggest a synthetic scheme, involving a protecting group, to generate the molecule shown starting with the molecule at the left.
(d) Synthetic scheme showing the transformation of an alcohol to a carbonyl compound with protecting groups indicated.

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Identify the functional groups in the starting material and the target molecule. The starting material is a secondary alcohol, and the target molecule is an aldehyde with an additional carbon chain.
Recognize that the primary alcohol in the starting material needs to be protected to prevent it from reacting during the oxidation step. Use a protecting group such as a silyl ether (e.g., TBSCl) to protect the alcohol.
Perform a Grignard reaction to extend the carbon chain. First, convert the terminal alkene to a Grignard reagent using magnesium in dry ether. Then, react it with formaldehyde to introduce an additional carbon and form a primary alcohol.
Oxidize the newly formed primary alcohol to an aldehyde using a mild oxidizing agent such as PCC (Pyridinium chlorochromate).
Finally, remove the protecting group from the original alcohol using a fluoride source like TBAF (Tetrabutylammonium fluoride) to regenerate the free alcohol group.

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