Acetyl chloride → (S)-3-(4-(2-(4-((S)-3-chloro-2-hydroxypropoxy)phenyl)propan-2-yl)phenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl acetate

To a solution of (R)-3-(4-(2-(4-((S)-3-chloro-2-hydroxypropoxy)phenyl)propan-2-yl)phenoxy)propane-1,2-diol (1000 mg, 2.53 mmol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (8.0 mL) at −78° C. were successively added 2,6-lutidine (590 μL, 5.06 mmol) and acetic chloride (144 μL, 2.02 mmol) dropwise. After 1 h, the reaction mixture was quenched with an aqueous solution of sodium chloride and stirred for 15 min, and the resulting mixture was extracted twice with dichloromethane. The organic phases were combined, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered. Solvents were evaporated, and the resulting crude material was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (eluent: 2% methanol in dichloromethane) to provide the title compound (300 mg, 27%) as a sticky solid.