Phenylacetyl chloride → 4-[1-(Phenylacetoxy)tridecyl]-2-trimethylsilylfuran

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tert-Butyl lithium (a 1.7M solution in pentane; 0.29 ml, 0.49 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of 4-(1-hydroxytridecyl)-2-trimethylsilylfuran (138.2 mg, 0.41 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (7 ml) at -78 degrees under argon. After 25 minutes, a solution of phenylacetyl chloride (65 microliter, 0.49 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (1/2 ml) was added. Stirring was continued at room temperature for 16 hours and quenched with water. Extraction (ethyl ether) and evaporation of the dried (magnesium sulphate) extracts gave an oil, which was purified by preparative TLC (20×20 cm, 500 micron silica plate; developed with 10% ethyl ether/hexane). The title ester was obtained as a pale yellow oil.

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