Isopropanol → 2-(benzyloxymethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran

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Benzylidene-bis(tricyclohexylphosphine)dichlororuthenium, bis(tricyclohexylphosphine) benzylidine ruthenium(IV) chloride—Grubbs 1 generation catalyst (0.5 g, 0.54 mmol) was added in one portion to a stirred solution of ((2-(allyloxy)pent-4-enyloxy)methyl)benzene (12) (4 g, 17.2 mmol) in toluene (200 mL). The resulting mixture was heated at 50° C. under N2 for 2 hours before isopropanol (18 mL) and NaOH (0.17 g) were added. The mixture was then heated at 120° C. overnight. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified over silica gel using Et2O and hexane to give 2-(benzyloxymethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (13).

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