Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Pentyloxy-1-pentanol

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Reaction Steps

Sodium hydride (60%, 4.2 g) and then 12 ml of 1-bromopentane were added to a solution of 10 g of 1,5-pentanediol in 150 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. 3% hydrochloric acid was added to the reaction solution. After extraction with ether, the organic layer was dried and cencentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: n-hexane/ethyl acetate=8/2) to obtain 6 g of the intended product.

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