Sodium hydride → 8-(3,4-Difluoro-benzyloxy)-octan-1-ol

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A solution of 1,8-octanediol (300 mg, 2.05 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran/N,N-dimethylformamide 2:1 (3 mL) was added dropwise at 0° C. to a suspension of sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 90 mg, 2.3 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1.5 mL), then after 2 h 3,4-difluorobenzyl bromide (445 mg, 2.15 mmol) was added. After 4 h the reaction mixture was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated. Chromatography (SiO2, heptane-ethyl acetate gradient) afforded 8-(3,4-difluoro-benzyloxy)-octan-1-ol (258 mg, 46%). Colorless oil, m/e=273.3 ([M+H]+).

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