Hydrochloric Acid → (S)-(5-Oxotetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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To a solution of (S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one (25.97 g, 223.66 mmol) in THF (125 mL) were added p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (44.8 g, 234.84 mmol), pyridine (45.2 mL, 559.14 mmol) and DMAP (30.1 g, 246.02 mmol) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hr. The reaction mixture was poured into ice water (400 mL), and the pH of the mixture was adjusted to 3 with 6N hydrochloric acid. Then, the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (×3). The organic layer was washed with water and brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The crystals were collected by filtration, and washed with IPE/hexane to give (S)-(5-oxotetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (51.81 g, 192 mmol, 86%) as a white powder.

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