Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 19045400, compound

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Methylmagnesium chloride (2.8M in THF, 21 ml, 60 mmol) was added dropwise to an ice-cooled solution of 2-oxepanone (2.22 ml, 2.28 g, 20 mmol) in THF (20 ml). The mixture was stirred for 1 hour, then water (100 ml) was added dropwise. The pH was adjusted to 7 with aqueous HCl (3N) and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 ml). The combined organic fractions were dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated under reduced pressure. Dichloromethane (20 ml) and pyridine (3.24 ml, 3.16 g, 40 mmol) were added and the mixture was cooled in ice. Methanesulfonyl chloride (1.55 ml, 2.29 g, 20 mmol) was added dropwise and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. Dichloromethane (50 ml) was added and the mixture was washed with aqueous HCl (2M, 50 ml) and aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate (saturated, 50 ml), dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated under reduced pressure to give the alcohol as a pale yellow oil (4.38 g, 98%).

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