Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → 1-Undecyn-3-ol

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To 8.65 g of the crude product from Example 6 was added 40 ml of 1M (n-C4H9)4NF in tetrahydrofuran (THF). The reaction mixture became warm and stirring was continued at room temperature for 1/2 hour. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was poured into brine and extracted 2x with diethyl ether. The combined ether extracts were washed 2x with brine and then dried (MgSO4). Removal of the solvent produced a brown oil. The oil was flash chromatographed on a silica gel column. Gradient elution from 10% diethyl ether in petroleum ether to 20% diethyl ether in petroleum ether produced 6.81 g of the titled product as a yellow oil.

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