Water → 5-Benzyloxy-2-trityloxymethyl-4-pyridone

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4-Dimethylaminopyridine (17.55 g) and trityl chloride (40.5 g) are added to a solution of 5-benzyloxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyridone (30.2 g) in dry dimethylformamide and the mixture stirred and heated at 95° C. for 2 hours. After cooling the mixture is poured into iced-water (800 mL) and the precipitate collected, washed with water (2×500 mL) and sucked dry. The solid is boiled with methanol (500 mL) and after cooling the solid is collected, washed with methanol (200 mL) and diethyl ether (2×100 mL) and dried at 80° C. to give 5-benzyloxy-2-trityloxymethyl-4-pyridone (26.5 g) as a white solid, m.p. 233-5° C.

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