4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → Benzyl 3-(1-(tosyloxy)-3,6,9,12-tetraoxapentadec-14-yn-15-yl)benzoate

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Into a 500-mL 3 neck round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solution of benzyl 3-(1-hydroxy-3,6,9,12-tetraoxapentadec-14-yn-15-yl)benzoate (25.2 g, 56.88 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in dichloromethane (300 mL), triethylamine (17.2 g, 170.30 mmol, 3.00 equiv). This was followed by the addition of a solution of 4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride (16.3 g, 85.34 mmol, 1.50 equiv) in dichloromethane (100 mL) dropwise with stirring at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column with petroleum ether/ethyl acetate (5:1-1:1). This resulted in 31 g (91%) of benzyl 3-(1-(tosyloxy)-3,6,9,12-tetraoxapentadec-14-yn-15-yl)benzoate as a brown oil.

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