Triethylene Glycol → 2-(2-(2-Azidoethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol

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8-Trifluoroacetamido-3,6-dioxa-1-octanol (1f: 8-azido-3,6-dioxa-1-octanol (Amvamzollo, P. H.; Sinay, P. Carbohydr. Res. 1986, 150, 199-212) (0.7 g, 4.0 mmol) was synthesized from triethylene glycol following the reported procedure (Bertozzi, C. R.; Bednarski, M. D. J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, 4326-4329). The azide was combined with Pd/C (150 mg) in MeOH (8.0 mL) and stirred 12 h under H2 (1 atm). The suspension was filtered over celite, and the filtrate was concentrated to afford the amine (0.590 g, 4.0 mmol) in quantitative yields (Sato, H.; Hayashi, E.; Yamada, N.; Yatagai, M.; Takahara, Y. Bioconjugate Chem. 2001, 12, 701-710.). Following general procedure 1, 2-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol (0.590 g, 3.95 mmol) was combined with triethylamine (1.378 mL, 9.89 mmol) and trifluoroacetic anhydride (0.782 mL, 5.54 mmol) in MeOH (5 mL). Purification by silica gel chromatography (EtOAc) yielded 0.576 g (60%) of if as a white solid. 1H (300 MHz, CD3OD): δ 7.87 (br s, 1H), 3.73 (m, 2H), 3.68-3.60 (m, 10H), 3.55 (t, 2H, J=4.5 Hz), 3.32 (br s, 1H); 13C (75 mHz, CD3OD): δ 157.6 (q, J=36.6 Hz), 116.1 (q, J=286.1 Hz), 72.68, 70.35, 70.24, 68.90, 61.52, 39.84; ESI-MS calcd for C8H14F3NO4 [M−H]−: 244.0797. found 244.0795.

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