4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → [(2R)-2-[(3aR,5S,6aR)-2,2-dimethyl-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]-2-hydroxy-ethyl] 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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To a solution of (1R)-1-[(3aR,5S,6aR)-2,2-dimethyl-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]ethane-1,2-diol (100 g, 490 mmol) in dry pyridine (1000 mL) was added p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (139 g, 735 mmol) at 0° C. After being stirred at room temperature for 12 hours, the resulted solution was quenched by water (100 mL) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluting with 1:10 to 1:3 EtOAc in petroleum ether) to afford 130 g of [(2R)-2-[(3aR,5S,6aR)-2,2-dimethyl-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]-2-hydroxy-ethyl] 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (compound 6a) as a slight yellow oil.

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