Imidazole → 3-Triethylsilyloxy-1-octyne

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To a magnetically stirred solution of 50 g of 1-octyn-3-ol, 83 g of imidazole, and 500 ml of anhydrous dimethylformamide, cooled in an ice-water bath under an argon atmosphere, is slowly added 90 g of chlorotriethylsilane. After several minutes the reaction mixture is warmed to ambient temperature, and the progress of the reaction is monitored by tlc (1:4/ethyl acetate:benzene). On completion, the reaction mixture is poured into 500 ml of an iced mixture of 1:1 hexane-water. The organic phase is separated, washed with water and brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting oil is distilled to provide 83 g (bp 70°-72° C., 0.35 mm).

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