4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → Cyclobutylmethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A solution of cyclobutanemethanol (4.0 g, 46.4 mmol) in dichloromethane (28 mL) at 25° C. was treated with 4-dimethylaminopyridine (6.23 g, 50.9 mmol). The reaction was then cooled to 0° C. and was treated with para-toluenesulfonylchloride (8.95 g, 46.94 mmol). The reaction was allowed to slowly warm to 25° C. and was allowed to stir overnight. After this time, the reaction was partitioned between water (200 mL) and methylene chloride (2×200 mL). The combined organics were washed with a 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution and a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution (1×200 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford toluene-4-sulfonic acid cyclobutylmethyl ester (10.87 g, 97%) as colorless oil which was used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence