Meyers synthesis
The Meyers synthesis is an
.The starting compound is a dihydro-1,3-oxazine with an
reduced with sodium borohydride and the resulting oxazine (a hemiaminal) hydrolyzed with water and oxalic acid
to the aldehyde.
References
- ^ Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 6, p.905 (1988); Vol. 51, p.24 (1971). http://www.orgsynth.org/orgsyn/pdfs/CV6P0905.pdf