Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → HCID 15649678, compound

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Reaction Steps

Dissolve (3R,4R)-4-methoxy-4-methyl-l-trimethylsilyl-l-octyn-3-ol (40mg, 0.17 mmol) in tetrah place under an argon atmosphere. Add, by dropwise addition, tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (1.4 mL of a lM solution in tetrahydrofuran, 1.4 mmol). Stir for 1 hour at room temperature and partition between methylene chloride and water. Separate the organic phase, wash with saturated aqueous sodium chloride and dry (MgSO4). Evaporate the solvent in vacuo to give the title compound as a thick clear oil (21 mg, 75%).

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