1,3-Propanediol → HCID 59792474, compound

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A mixture of 2-oxobutyl benzoate (5 g, 26 mmol), 1,3-propanediol (5.94 g, 78 mmol), triethyl orthoformate (3.85 g, 26 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (448 mg, 2.36 mmol) was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours and 30 minutes. To the reaction mixture, ethyl acetate and diethyl ether were added and the mixture was washed with water and a saturated saline solution. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and filtrated. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in heptane/ethyl acetate (12/1) and subjected to NH silica gel column chromatography (elution solvent: n-heptane/ethyl acetate=12/1) to obtain the title compound (4.33 g, 65.5%) as a colorless viscous oil.

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