Water → HCID 20355562, compound

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Reaction Steps

Benzyloxyacetaldehyde 1 (220 g, 1.46 mol) in anhydrous THF (140 mL) was added drop wise to a stirred 1 M solution of vinyl magnesium bromide in THF (1.89 L) previously cooled to −5° C. When the addition was complete, the mixture was allowed to stir at −5° C. for an additional 30 minutes after which time TLC analysis showed a complete reaction. Acetic anhydride (222 mL, 240 g, 2.35 mol, 1.6 eq) was then added and the mixture allowed to slowly warm-up to room temperature overnight. Iced water (1 L) was then added to the reaction followed by EtOAc (700 mL) and the mixture stirred for 10 min. The layers were separated and the aqueous layer extracted with EtOAc (700 mL). The combined organics were washed with brine (700 mL), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo to give the crude product as an orange oil. Purification through a silica pad afforded the acetate 2 as a yellow oil (309 g, 97%).

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