4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → Cyclopentylmethyl 4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonate

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p-Toluenesulphonyl chloride (2.12 g, 11.1 mmol) was added to a solution of cyclopentanemethanol (1 ml, 9.25 mmol) in ether (25 ml), and the solution cooled in an ice/salt bath. Freshly powdered potassium hydroxide (4.7 g, 83.3 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture allowed to warm to room temperature, over 2 hours. The reaction was diluted with water, the phases separated, and the aqueous layer extracted with ether. The combined organic solutions were dried (MgSO4), and evaporated under reduced pressure, to give the title compound as a clear oil, 2.18 g.

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