5-Hydroxy-2-pentanone → 5-(Benzyloxy)pentan-2-one

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Benzyl trichloroacetimidate (1.85 g) was added to a mixed solution of 5-hydroxy-2-pentanone (500 mg, 4.89 mmol) in dichloromethane (20 mL) in an argon atmosphere at room temperature, and then trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (87 μL) was added in an ice bath. The mixture was returned to room temperature and stirred overnight. After completion of the reaction, a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution was added to the reaction solution in an ace bath, and the pH was adjusted to 8. After extraction with chloroform-water, the organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1) to obtain 610 mg of the title compound (yield: 65%) as a pale yellow oil.

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