Methanol → 2-Methoxy-3-(4-tetradecylphenoxy)-1-propanol

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A mixture of about 527 mg of 1-[2-methoxy-3-(triphenylmethoxy)propoxy]-4-tetradecylbenzene, about 10 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid and about 5 ml of methanol:tetrahydrofuran (about 1:1) was stirred under argon for about 16 hours and the solvents removed under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in ether:hexane (about 1:1), washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, brine, dried and evaporated, giving about 171 mg of the desired title compound, mp 43°-45° C.

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