p-Toluenesulfonic acid → (4,4-Dimethoxy-cyclohexyloxymethyl)-benzene

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529 mL of trimethyl orthoformate and 32 mg of p-toluene sulfonic acid were added to a solution of 4-benzyloxy cyclohexanone in 20 mL of dry methanol and the mixture was stirred overnight. 20 mL of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and 20 mL of dichloromethane were added, the aqueous layer was extracted several times with dichloromethane and the combined organic layers were dried and evaporated to dryness to yield 1.50 g of the desired product, which was used without further purification.

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