Imidazole → 1-(5-{[Tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}-1-benzofuran-2-yl)ethanone

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To a solution of 1-(5-hydroxy-1-benzofuran-2-yl)ethanone (1.15 g, 6.53 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) were added tert-butyldimethylchlorosilane (1.07 g, 7.18 mmol) and imidazole (666 mg, 9.80 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. To the reaction mixture was added brine, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=19:1 to 7:3) to give the title compound (1.76 g, yield 98%).

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