Imidazole → 2-[(tert-Butyldimethylsilyl)oxymethyl]-6-methoxybenzyl alcohol

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3-Methoxy-1,2-benzenedimethanol (1.30 g, 7.73 mmol) obtained from Example 21-(1) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (15 ml), and imidazole (526.2 mg, 7.73 mmol) and tert-butylchlorodimethylsilane (1.165 g, 7.73 mmol) were added thereto at 0° C. with stirring. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, then water was added thereto, and the product was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to chromatography on a silica gel (60 g) column (eluent; ethyl acetate:hexane=1:4) to afford the title compound (1.156 g, 53% yield) as an oil.

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