Water → 5-Benzylthiomethyl-5-t-butyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane

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Sodium hydride (1.25 g., 50% dispersion in oil) was added to a stirred solution of benzyl mercaptan (3.2 ml.) in dry dimethylformamide (75 ml) at 0°, under a current of nitrogen. Stirring was maintained for 30 minutes. 5-t-Butyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxane methanesulphonate (7.5 g.) was added and the mixture was maintained at 130°, with stirring for 7 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and poured into water. The aqueous mixture was extracted with diethyl ether. The ethereal extracts were washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate and then evaporated in vacuo. 5-Benzylthiomethyl-5-t-butyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane (7.0 g.) was obtained as a mobile oil and was used without further purification.

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