4-Methyl-1-pentanol → 4-Methyl-1-pentyl methanesulfonate

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The title compound was prepared by following the general procedure of Example 43 for mesylation as a colorless oil (620 mg, 63%) from 4-methyl-1-pentanol (511 mg, 5.00 mmol) and methanesulfonyl chloride (844 mg, 7.50 mmol). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ0.88 (d, 6H, J=4.7 Hz), 1.23-1.31 (m, 2H), 1.53-1.62 (m, 1H), 1.70-1.80 (m, 2H), 3.00 (s, 3H), 4.21 (t, 2H, J=6.6 Hz) ppm.

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