Ethyl Acetate → 1-(3-Iodophenoxy)-3,6,9-trioxadecane

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To a solution of 1-[(methanesulfonyl)-oxy]-3,6,9-trioxadecane (11.6 g, 47.9 mmol) in dry DMF (145 ml) was added 3-iodophenol (10.6 g, 48.2 mmol) and potassium carbonate (6.6 g, 47.8 mmol). The reaction was immersed in an oil bath which was warmed to 68° C. over a period of 0.5 hr. The reaction was stirred at this temperature under an N2 atmosphere for 16 hrs and then at 82° C. for an additional 2 hrs. At the end of this period, the reaction was cooled, diluted with DMF, filtered through a pad of celite and evaporated in vacuo. The resulting residue was taken up into ethyl acetate (500 ml), washed with water (200 ml), 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide (200 ml) and brine (200 ml), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and evaporated in vacuo to provide a light brown oil. Flash column chromatography (silica, 1:3 to 1:2; EtOAc:hexane) provided 1 -(3-iodophenoxy)-3,6,9-trioxadecane as a light yellow oil (10.8 g, 37.1%).

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