Trimethylsulfonium iodide → 2-tert-Butyl-2-(3-phenoxypropyl)oxirane

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9 g (41 mMol) of 2,2-dimethyl-6-phenoxy-hexan-3-one are added dropwise to a mixture of 5.5 g (49 mMol) of potassium tert.-butylate in 40 ml of tetrahydrofuran at room temperature, with stirring, whereupon a clear yellowish solution forms. 12.5 g (61.5 mMol) of trimethylsulphonium iodide are then added and the mixture is stirred at 20° to 25° C. for 12 hours. Thereafter, the reaction mixture is filtered and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue which remains is taken up in methylene chloride and the resulting solution is washed three times with water. After the organic phase has been dried, the solvent is stripped off. 7.8 g (81% of theory) of 2-(1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-2-(3-phenoxypropyl)-oxirane are obtained in this manner in the form of a liquid of refractive index nD20 =1.503. ##STR13##

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