Triethylamine → (R)-glycidyl methanesulfonate

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A solution of (S)-(−)-glycidol (8.6 mL, 130 mmol) and triethylamine (36.2 mL, 260 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) in DMF (250 mL) was cooled over an ice bath and methanesulfonyl chloride (10.1 mL, 130 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred for 1.5 hr at room temperature affording a 0.47 M solution of (R)-glycidyl methanesulfonate in DMF, which was used without further purification.

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