Triethylamine → 5-Benzyloxyethyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxane

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543 mg of the crude 4-benzyloxy-2,2-dihydroxymethylbutanol product was dissolved in 3 mL of acetone, 232 mg (1.0 mmol equivalents) of 10-camphorsulfonic acid was added thereto, and a reaction was carried out at room temperature (25° C.) overnight. After completion of the reaction, triethylamine was added dropwise, and the mixture was concentrated under vacuum. The crude product thus obtained was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane/ethyl acetate (v/v)=4/1) to give 459 mg (1.64 mmol equivalents) of 5-benzyloxyethyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxane.

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