Sodium Chloride → 3-[(Tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy]propan-1-ol

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To a suspension of sodium hydride (6.29 g, 262 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (400 ml) was added 1,3-propanediol (20.0 g, 262 mmol) over 5 min and the mixture was stirred at room temperature under dry nitrogen for 1.5 hr. t-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride (39.5 g, 262 mmol) was added portionwise and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hr. Saturated sodium chloride solution (300 ml) then ether (500 ml) were added. The organic portion was dried (magnesium sulphate), filtered and the solvent removed. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with ether-hexane (1:2, 3:2) to afford 3-(t-butyldimethylsilyloxy)propan-1-ol as a colourless liquid (41.2 g, 83%); δH (CDCl3) 0.10 (6H, s, CH3), 0.93 (9H, s, C(CH3)3), 1.80 (2H, qu, J 6 Hz, CH2), 2.37 (1H, br.s, OH), 3.87 ( 4H, m, CH2O ).

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