Diethyl Ether → 4-(Acetylthiomethyl)tetrahydropyran

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To a solution of 0.97 g (5.4 mmol) of 4-bromomethyl tetrahydropyran in DMF (9.7 mL) were added 1.27 g (11.2 mmol) of potassium thioacetate. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. Diethyl ether (100 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution (2×25 mL) and brine (25 mL). The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica, eluent: heptanes, 10% ethyl acetate) to afford 0.81 g of thioacetic acid S-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-ylmethyl)ester.

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