4-Bromobutyryl chloride → HCID 19909509, compound

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tert-Butyl lithium (a 1.7 M solution in pentane; 0.25 ml, 0.43 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of 4-(1-hydroxytridecyl)-2-trimethylsilylfuran (120.4 mg, 0.36 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (6 ml) at 0° under argon. After 20 minutes, a solution of 4-bromobutyryl chloride (66 mg, 0.43 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (1 ml) was added. Stirring was continued at room temperature for 16 hours and the mixture was quenched with water. Extraction (ethyl ether) and evaporation of the dried (magnesium sulphate) extracts gave an oil, which was purified by preparative TLC (20×20 cm, 500μ silica plate; developed with 10% ethyl ether/hexane). The title ester was obtained as a yellow oil.

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