Water → 2,2-Dimethyl-3-(tetrahydro-pyran-2-yloxy)-propan-1-ol

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To solution of LiAlH4 (397 mL, 397 mmol) in THF (250 mL) cooled in an ice bath to 0° C. was added methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)propanoate (82 g, 378 mmol) in THF (250 mL) via addition funnel keeping the internal temperature below 6° C. When addition was complete the reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature and stir overnight. The mixture was cooled in an ice bath and quenched with H2O (16 mL, 888 mmol), then after 5 minutes, 10 N NaOH (16 mL, 160 mmol), and after another 15 minutes, H2O (48 mL, 2664 mmol). The mixture was allowed to stir for 30 minutes, then filtered with a THF rinse. The filtrate was concentrated and azeotropically dried with toluene. Further drying under vacuum gave 2,2-dimethyl-3-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)propan-1-ol as a colorless liquid: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.58 (m, 1H), 3.85 (m, 1H), 3.6 (d, 1H), 3.5 (m, 2H), 3.4 (m, 1H), 3.2 (d, 1H), 2.8 (t, 1H), 1.8 (m, 2H), 1.6 (m, 4H), 0.85 (s, 6H).

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