3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran → 3-(Tetrahydro-pyran-2-yloxymethyl)-benzonitrile

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3-(Hydroxymethyl)benzonitrile (5.00 g; 37.6 mmoles) and 3,4-Dihydro-2H-pyran (3.77 mL; 41.4 mmoles) were dissolved in methylene chloride (25 mL) under nitrogen and the solution was cooled to 5° C. p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (74 mg; 0.37 mmoles) was added and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 25° C. The reaction mixture was diluted with methylene chloride (25 mL). The solution was washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (30 mL) and aqueous sodium chloride solution (30 mL). The solution was dried over sodium sulfate and filtered. The solvent was removed under vacuum to give the product, 3-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)methyl]benzo-nitrile (7.34 g; 89%) as an oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz) CDCl3 δ 7.68-7.70 (1H, m), 7.54-7.61 (2H, m), 7.42-7.48 (1H, m), 4.82 (1H, d, J=12.5 Hz), 4.72 (1H, t, J=3.3 Hz), 4.53 (1H, d, J=12.5 Hz), 3.84-3.92 (1H, m), 3.53-3.60 (1H, m), 1.60-1.95 (6H, m).

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