Hydrochloric Acid → 6-(Tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)-1-hexanol

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Hexane-1,6-diol (70.9 g) was melted in a water bath at ca. 60°, the melt cooled to 45° and dihydropyran (16.82 g) quickly added followed by 10 N hydrochloric acid (0.1 ml). The mixture was stirred and cold water added to maintain a reaction temperature of approximately 50°. When the exotherm had subsided, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 h, then diluted with water (500 ml) and extracted with ER (2×250 ml). The ER solution was washed with water (3×500 ml), dried and concentrated to yield an oil which was purified by [FCS] elution with EA/hexane (1:1) affording the title compound (19.6 g). T.l.c. (EA/hexane 1:1) Rf 0.40.

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