p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 2-(2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)ethanol

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A solution of compound 31 (160 g, 1.30 mol) and 2,2′-dimethoxypropane (207 g, 1.90 mol) in dry acetone (800 mL) was added p-TsOH (92 g, 0.053 mol) under N2 and stirred at RT for 12 h. To this was added triethylamine drop-wise to neutral pH and then concentrated under vacuum below 35° C. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography over neutral alumina (12% ethyl acetate in pet ether) to give the title compound (84 g, 39%). TLC: Pet ether/EtOAc, 1:1, Rf=0.2

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