Pyridine → (2,2-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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To a solution of (2,2-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methanol (1 g, 6.93 mmol) in DCM (5 mL) and pyridine (5 mL, 61.8 mmol) was added para-toluenesulfonyl chloride (1.586 g, 8.32 mmol) and DMAP (0.042 g, 0.347 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 18 hr at ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the resulting resulting residue was diluted with water and DCM. The separated organic layer was washed with 0.2N aqueous HCl (1×), 1N aqueous HCl (2×), brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered off and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was purified by column chromatography [SiO2, 40 g, EtOAc/hexane=0/100 to 50/50; 25 min] providing (R/S)-(2,2-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate as a colorless oil. Yield: 2.05 g. LCMS (m/z): 299.1 [M+H]+; Retention time=0.96 min.

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