2-Methylbenzenesulfonic acid → 1-Tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-tetrahydropyranyloxy-2-(4-tertbutylphenyl) ethane

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1-Tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-hydroxy-2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethane (0.5 g, 1.622 mmol) is dissolved in dichloromethane and to it is added dihydropyran (0.163 g, 1.94 mmol) and toluenesulfonic acid (33 mg, 0.194 mmol). The reaction is stirred for 2 hours after which the mixture is washed with water and dried. The crude residue obtained after concentration is purified by flash chromatography (silica gel; ethyl acetate/hexanes) to obtain the product.

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