Water → 2-Cyclohexyl-2-hydroxymethyl-butan-1,3-diol

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5-Cyclohexyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1,3-dioxane (1.5 g.) and Dowex 50×8-200 ion exchange resin (H+ form) (1.0 g.) in methanol (30 ml.) and water (10 ml.) was refluxed with stirring for six hours. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo. 2-Cyclohexyl-2-hydroxymethyl-butan-1,3-diol was obtained as a pale yellow oil (1.2 g.) and was used without further purification.

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