Triethylamine → Hex-5-yn-1-yl methanesulfonate

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To a solution of 2.3 ml of hexynol 17a, in 15 ml of diethyl ether was added 3 ml of triethyl amine, followed by 1.6 ml of mesyl chloride at 0° C. The mixture was stirred for 1 hr at 0° C., then diluted with 20 ml of water and extracted with diethyl ether. The extract was washed with 1N NaOH, water, dried and concentrated, to give 3.5 g of mesylate 17b as a colorless oil. Rf 0.65 (heptane/acetone 1/1).

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