Imidazole → 5-[(Tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy]pentan-2-one

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A solution of 3-acetyl-1-propanol (3.000 g, 29.37 mmol), tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (4.522 g, 30.00 mmol), and imidazole (5.004 g, 73.5 mmol) in DMF (40 mL) was heated at 40° C. for 5 h and was stirred at room temperature for 66 h. Water (60 mL) was added and the product was extracted into EtOAc (4×50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×50 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification by flash chromatography (hexanes:EtOAc 9:1) provided the title compound (3.722 g). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.59 (t, 2H), 2.49 (t, 2H), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.76 (m, 2H), 0.86 (s, 9H), 0.02 (s, 6H); MS 217 (M+1).

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