Pyridine → (5-Oxotetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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p-Toluenesulfonyl chloride (23.65 g, 124.03 mmol) was added portion wise to a solution of (±)-dihydro-5-hydroxymethyl-2(3H)-furanone (example 56) (11.07 g, 95.43 mmol) and pyridine (15.4 mL, 190.86 mmol) in methylene chloride (300 mL) at 0° C. The solution was allowed to warm to rt and stirred overnight. The solution was then washed with water (2×100 mL), 0.5 n HCl until the washings were acidic and finally with saturated NaHCO3. After drying and concentrating, the residue was triturated with toluene to give the title compound as a white solid (19.63 g, 76%).

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