Chlorotrimethylsilane → 9,9-Bis(trimethylsilyloxymethyl)fluorene

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1 g of 9,9-bis(hydroxymethyl)fluorene (4.4 mmol) was admixed with 20 ml of dichloromethane. The mixture was cooled in ice-water bath, and 1.9 ml of triethyl amine (13.2 mmol) was added thereto. Then 1.4 ml of trimethylsilyl chloride (11 mmol) was added drop-wise, and the mixture was stirred in ice-water bath for further 2 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with water, and the organic layer separated was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After filtration, the filtrate was evaporated to give 1.14 g of concentrate (yield 88%). MS (EI) m/e: 370(M+).

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