Imidazole → (6-Bromohexyloxy)-tert-butyldimethylsilane

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Add a solution of tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (5.0 g, 33.1 mmol) in dimethylforamide (DMF) (70 mL) dropwise over 15 minutes to a solution of 6-bromohexanol (5.0 g, 27.6 mmol) and imidazole (4.7 g, 69 mmol) in DMF (80 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen protection and stir the mixture for another 3.5 hours. Dilute the mixture with water (400 mL) and extract with diethyl ether (3×150 mL). Dry the combined organic extracts over sodium sulfate and remove the solvent under reduced pressure. Purify the crude product by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/hexanes (1:19), to provide (6-bromohexyloxy)-tert-butyldimethylsilane (8.05 g, 98%).

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