Abstract: | Pyridoxol, protected by acetylation of the hydroxyl groups, has been converted to its N-oxide which upon reaction with perfluoroacetie anhydride yields a 2-nor-2-hydroxymethylpyridoxol derivative as an intermediate. This compound undergoes acyl migration from the 3-position. Protection of the pyridoxol hydroxyls by benzylalion followed by the same treatment yields the unrearranged α2-hydroxy derivative. This compound has been converted to a series of α2-substituted pyridoxols (X = -Cl, -Br, -OCOCH3, -OCH3, -OC2H5). |