1-Hexanol → (R)-(+)-2,3-EPOXYPROPYL HEXYL ETHER

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6 ml of n-hexanol was added dropwise to a mixture of 40 g of sodium hydroxide, 24 g of (R)-epichlorohydrin as used in Synthetic Example 1 and 400 mg of tetra-butylammonium hydrogensulfate under cooling at 20° to 25° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours at the same temperature, to which water was added. The product was extracted with ether, and the extract was purified by vacuum distillation to obtain 3.35 g of (R)-n-hexylglycidyl ether.

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