Triethylamine → Methanesulfonic acid 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-cyclopentylmethyl ester

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To a stirred solution of 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-cyclopentyl]-methanol (319) (12 g, 56.95 mmol) in dichloromethane (110 mL) was added triethyl amine (16 mL, 113.90 mmol) followed by mesyl chloride (5.3 mL, 68.34 mmol) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h, diluted with dichloromethane (50 mL) and washed with water (100 mL), saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (50 mL) and brine (50 mL). The organic part was dried, concentrated and purified by CombiFlash column (eluted at 10-20% ethyl acetate in hexane) to get methanesulfonic acid 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-cyclopentylmethyl ester (320) (14 g, 85%) as a light yellow crystalline solid.

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