Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → 2-[3-(Tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)cyclobutyl]ethanol

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Tert-butyl(diphenyl){2-[3-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)cyclobutyl]ethoxy}silane (4.66 g, 10.6 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) and tetrabutylammonium fluoride (1.0 N in tetrahydrofuran, 1.66 mL, 10.6 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction was evaporated in vacuo and purified on silica gel with a heptane-ethyl acetate gradient (10% ethyl acetate, then 50% ethyl acetate) to give 2-[3-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)cyclobutyl]ethanol (2.14 g, 100%) as a yellow oil. Partial 1H NMR indicated a ˜4:1 mix of unknown cis-trans isomers. (CDCl3, δ ppm, key peaks are 4.07 (m, 0.80H), 4.35 (m, 0.20H), 4.54 (m, 0.20H), 4.56 (m, 0.80H).

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