Ethylene Oxide → 3-Butyn-1-ol, 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-

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Dissolve 14.2 g (0.104 mole) of 1-chloro-4-ethynylbenzene in 35 ml dry THF and cool to -78° C. Add 49 ml butyl lithium to cold reaction mixture and allow to warm to room temperature for 2 hours. After 2 hours, cool to -78° C. and the add 5.8 ml (0.114 mole) ethylene oxide in 20 ml THF. Allow to warm to room temperature. Monitor progress of reaction with thin-layer chromatography on silica gel (methylene chloride). After 18 hours, add 150 ml saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and extract with 150 ml diethyl ether. Wash organic layer with 2×100 ml saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution. Dry organic layer with magnesium sulfate and then filter, and evaporate solvent to obtain the title compound.

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