Water → 4,4,5,5,5-Pentafluoropentyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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A mixture of 4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentan-1-ol (1 g, 5.6 mmol), p-toluenesulfonylchloride (1.3 g, 6.8 mmol), and triethylamine (1.2 mL, 8.4 mmol) in DCM (20 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. Water was added to the reaction mixture, the two layers were separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with DCM (2×). The organics were combined, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with 0 to 20% EtOAc/hexanes to afford 1.7 g of 4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate as a colorless oil.

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