tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride → 1-(t-Butyldimethylsilyloxy)-3-dimethylamino-2-propanol

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3-Dimethylamino-1,2-propanediol (5), (50.1 g, 420.4 mmol) was weighed into a 2 L round bottomed flask with a stir bar. The flask was sealed, flushed with argon, charged with N,N-dimethylformamide (750 mL) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (111 mL, 630.7 mmol) and cooled to 0° C. t-Butyldimethylchlorosilane (67.0 g, 1.05 equiv.) was weighed into a 500 mL round bottomed flask, sealed and then dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (250 mL). The t-butyldimethylchlorosilane solution was transferred to a pressure equalizing dropping funnel and added to the stirring reaction mixture slowly over 20 minutes. The reaction was allowed to come to room temperature while stirring over 3 hours. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo. Saturated bicarbonate (1500 mL) was added to the residue and the mixture transferred to a 4 L separatory funnel. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×500 mL). The organic phases were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, concentrated and dried under high vacuum to afford 97.81 g (99.7%) of clear, colorless oil that was used without further purification.

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