3-(1-Hydroxytridecyl)-5-trimethylsilylfuran → 4-[1-(Dodecanoyloxy)tridecyl]2-trimethylsilylfuran

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tert-Butyl lithium (a 1.7M solution in pentane; 0.21 ml, 0.36 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of 4-(1-hydroxytridecyl)-2-trimethylsilylfuran (124.5 mg, 0.37 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) at 0 degrees under argon. After 5 minutes, the cooling bath was removed and lauroyl chloride (88 microliter) was added. The mixture was stirred 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, 1000u silica plate; developed with 5% ethyl ether/hexane). The title ester was obtained as a colorless oil.

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