p-Toluenesulfonic acid → Trans 5-(t-Butyldiphenylsilyloxymethyl)-2-(Diethyloxyphosphinoylmethyl)-1,3-Oxathiolane

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To a solution of diethylphosphonoacetaldehyde diethylacetal (12.23 g, 48.1 mmol, 1.2 eq.) and t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy-3-mercapto-2-propanol (13.63 g, 38.1 mmol, 1.2 eq.) in toluene (500 mL) was added pTSA (0.73 g, 3.8 mmol, 0.1 eq.). The mixture was stirred at reflux for 72 hr and was cooled to room temperature. A saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate was added and the aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phase was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulphate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography with ethyl acetate:hexane (2:1), and gave 16.31 g of the compound in a 87% yield.

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