Sodium Bicarbonate → 5-(3-Bromobenzyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane

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2-(3-Bromobenzyl)-1,3-propanediol (1.85 g) was dissolved in a mixture of 8 ml of acetone/18 ml of benzene, and 70 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate was added. The solution was subjected to azeotropic dehydration with Dean-Stark apparatus for 1 hour. After addition of saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (Wakogel® C-200, n-hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1) to provide 1.47 g of the objective compound as colorless oil.

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