Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-methyl-, compd. with pyridine (1:1) → 2,2-Dilinoleyl-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-[1,3]-dioxane

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A mixture of dilinoleyl ketone (III, 1.80 g, 3.4 mmol), 1,3,6-hexanetriol (II, 0.50 g, 3.7 mmol) and pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (100 mg, 0.40 mmol) in 120 mL of toluene was refluxed under argon for 3 hours with a Dean-Stark tube to remove water. The resulting mixture was cooled to room temperature. The organic phase was washed with water (2×50 mL), brine (50 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. Evaporation of the solvent resulted in pale oil (2.0 g). The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (230-400 mesh, 50 mL) with 0-3% methanol gradient in dichloromethane as eluent. This afforded 0.90 g (41%) of pure IV as colourless oil.

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