Water → (3R,3aS,6R,6aR)-6-Hydroxyhexahydrofuro[3,2-b]furan-3-yl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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A solution of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (24.8 g, 130 mmol) in pyridine (150 mL) was added to a stirred solution of isomannide (40) (19.0 g, 130 mmol) in pyridine (150 mL) over 1 hour at 0° C. then stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour. The mixture was poured onto iced-water (1 L) then extracted with dichloromethane (3×300 mL). The organic phase washed with brine (300 mL), dried (MgSO4), filtered and reduced in vacuo to leave a residue. Flash chromatography over silica, eluting with ethyl acetate:heptane mixtures 0:100 to 50:50 gave monotosylate (50) (23.4 g, 60%) as a white solid.

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