Solketal → 2,2-Dimethyl-4-(trifluoromethylsulfonyloxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane

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Trifluoromethylsulfonic anhydride (7.03 ml, 41.6 mmol) was added dropwise over 15 mins to a solution of solketal (4.70 ml, 37.8 mmol) and 2,6-lutidine (5.73 ml, 49.2 mmol) in DCM (126 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was diluted with DCM (100 mL) and water (100 mL), the phases were separated and the aqueous phase extracted with DCM (3×50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under vacuum to afford the title compound as a crude material which was used directly.

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