2-Methylfuran → (5-Methylfuran-2-yl)-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)methanol

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12.0 ml (30 mmol, 1.5 eq) of a 2.5 M solution of n-butyllithium in hexane were added dropwise to a solution of 2.46 g (30 mmol, 1.5 eq) of 2-methylfuran in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran cooled to −70° C. The reaction medium was stirred and allowed to return to ambient temperature for 2 hours. The reaction medium was cooled to −70° C. and then 2.28 g (20 mmol, 1 eq) of tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-carbaldehyde were added. The reaction medium was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours. The reaction medium was treated with a saturated ammonium chloride solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phases were combined, washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution and evaporated. 4.43 g of (5-methylfuran-2-yl)-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)methanol were obtained. Yield=100%.

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