Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → 1,1,1-Trifluoro-4-methyl-4-pyridin-2-ylpentan-2-ol

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A mixture of 550 mg (1.58 mmol) of 2-[3-(tert-butyldimethylsilanyloxy)-4,4,4-trifluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl]pyridine in 4.5 mL (4.5 mmol) of tetrabutylammonium fluoride (1.0 M solution in THF) was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified by flash chromatography to give 367 mg (99%) of 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-methyl-4-pyridin-2-ylpentan-2-ol as a light yellow oil.

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