4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → Toluene-4-sulfonic acid 4-methoxy-butyl ester

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Triethylamine (2.91 g, 28.86 mmol) was added to the stirred solution of 4-methoxy-1-butanol (1.00 g, 9.62 mmol) in dichloromethane (15 mL) at 0° C. and stirred for 15 min. p-Toluene sulfonyl chloride (1.83 g, 9.62 mmol) was added and the mixture was warmed to ambient temperature and stirred for 2 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with ice-water and the organic layer was separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (3×5 mL) and the combined organic layers were washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate, water, and brine; dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by column chromatography over silica gel (60-120 mesh) with 0% to 20% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether as eluent to afford 4-methoxybutyl-4-methylbenzenesulfonate (800 mg, 32%) as a liquid.

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