Tetrahydrofuran → Isohexane ethyl acetate

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21.0 mg (0.8 mmol) Phosporous tribromide was added to a stirred solution of 480 mg (2.3 mmol) A3 in 20 ml dry tetrahydrofurane, and the solution was stirred for 3 hours at room temperature. After hydrolysis (15 ml) the phases were separated and the organic layer was washed with saturated NaCl (10 ml) and dried over magnesium sulfate. 236 mg (0.9 mmol) A16 was obtained by column chromatography on SiGel (iso-hexane/ethyl acetate 9:1).

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