p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate → 7-Methoxy-2-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-benzofuran

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A solution of 1-(7-methoxybenzofuran-2-yl)-butane-1,4-diol (0.88 g) was treated with p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (10 mg) and 3 Å molecular sieves in dichloromethane (10 ml) at ambient temperature. After stirring for 1 hour the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica eluting with 20% ethyl acetate in hexane to give the title compound as a yellow oil (0.58 g).

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