4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → 4-Phenoxy-2-butyl tosylate

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10 g of the 4-phenoxy-2-butanol was reacted with 13.9 g of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in 21.2 ml of 5N-sodium hydroxide in accordance with the method described in Norris, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 38, 642 (1907) to obtain 18.9 g of 4-phenoxy-2-butyl tosylate having a boiling point of 170° C. to 171° C. at 2 mmHg in a yield of 89%.

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