Formaldehyde → HCID 15728720, compound

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Tributyltin hydride (2.69 ml, 0.01 mol) was added dropwise to a solution of lithium diisopropylamide (a 1.5M solution in cyclohexane; 6.7 ml, 0.01 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) at 0° under argon. After 15 minutes, paraformaldehyde (300 mg, 0.01 mol) was added, followed by 2-methoxyethoxymethyl chloride (1.15 ml, 0.01 mol) after 3 hours. Stirring was continued at room temperature for 12 hours and the mixture was quenched with water. Extraction (ethyl ether) and evaporation of the dried (magnesium sulphate) extracts gave an oil, which was flash chromatographed on silica using 5% ethyl ether/petroleum ether. Fractions with Rf of about 0.24 on evaporation afforded the desired ether as a colorless oil (1.11 g, 27%).

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