Water → (R)-3-hydroxybutyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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After adding pyridine (100 ml) to (R)-1,3-butanediol (86.0 g), the solution was cooled to −25° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. A solution of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (200 g) in pyridine (200 ml) was slowly added dropwise thereto at a temperature ranging from −20 to −10° C. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at a temperature ranging from −20 to −10° C. A small amount of water was added to the reaction mixture to stop the reaction and the solution was extracted with toluene and water. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain (R)-3-hydroxy-1-(p-toluenesulfonyloxy)butane (209 g) as light brown oil. The oil thus obtained was used in the next step as such without purification.

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