Water → 8-(1,3-Thiazol-2-yl)-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-ol

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A solution of n-butyllithium (8.1 mL of 1.6 M solution in hexane, 12.92 mmol) was added to thiazole (1.0 g, 11.75 mmol) in THF (10 mL) at −78° C. with stirring under N2. After being stirred at −78° C. for 1 h, a solution of 1,4-cyclohexanedione mono-ethylene ketal (1.84 g, 11.75 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added to the lithiated compound solution via syringe and stirred for 3 h at −78° C. Water (5 mL) was added, and the reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature and extracted using EtOAc (3×). The combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4), filtered, concentrated in vacuo and chromatographed to yield 2.531 g of 8-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-ol in 89% yield. MS (EI) calcd: (M+H)+=242.1; found: 242.2.

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