Benzyl Alcohol → Benzyl mesylate

Reaction equation

[CH2:1]([OH:8])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.C(N(CC)CC)C.[CH3:16][S:17](Cl)(=[O:19])=[O:18]>ClCCl>[CH3:16][S:17]([O:8][CH2:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1)(=[O:19])=[O:18]

Participants

Procedure

To an ice cooled solution of 54 g (0.5 mol) of benzyl alcohol and 75.75 g (104.3 ml, 0.75 mol) of triethylamine in 1800 ml of dichloromethane is added dropwise 63 g (42.57 ml, 0.55 mol) of methanesulfonyl chloride. The temperature of the reaction mixture during the addition is ca. 10°. The reaction mixture is then stirred for 1.5 hours at 10°. The reaction mixture is then diluted with dichloromethane, washed with ice water, cold 10% HCl, saturated KHCO3, saturated NaCl and dried (MgSO4). Solvent is removed in vacuo to yield the benzyl methanesulfonate as an oil.