Pyridine → 3-Butynyl p-toluenesulfonate

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To a mixture of 3-butyn-1-ol (0.5 g, 8.3 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (20 mL) and pyridine (1.7 mL, 33.2 mmol) was added p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (1.7 g, 8.7 mmol). This mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 16 h then diluted with CH2Cl2 (20 mL) and quenched with aqueous 1% HCl (5 mL). The layers were separated and the organic layer was washed with aqueous 1% HCl (5 mL) and brine (5 mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure and purified via column chromatography (4:1 hexanes:EtOAc) to provide the title compound (0.30 g, 1.3 mmol, 16% yield). MS (DCI/NH3) m/z 242 (M+NH4)+.

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