Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → 4-(3-Methylisoxazol-5-yl)butan-1-ol

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To a solution of 5-[4-(tert-butyldirnethylsilanyloxy)butyl]-3-methylisoxazole (350 mg in 5 mL dry tetrahydrofuran) at 0° C. was added 1.62 mL of a 1M solution of tetrabutylammonium fluoride in tetrahydrofuran and the mixture stirred while warming to room temperature. After 16 hours, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (ethyl acetate:hexane, 1:3, then 1:1) to give the title compound (147 mg).

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