4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → (S)-(5-Oxotetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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To a stirred solution of (S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one (2.0 g, 17.2 mmol) in DCM (20 mL) was added Et3N (4.8 mL, 34.44 mmol) followed by p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (3.61 g, 18.94 mmol) at 0° C. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred at the same temperature for 15 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with water (100 mL) and extracted with DCM (2×50 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water (50 mL), brine (50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 50% EtOAc/hexane as eluent) to provide compound A94-1 (4.06 g, 87%) as a white solid.

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