but-2-yne-1,4-diol

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil, 7.5 g, 188 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-butyne-1,4-diol (16.1 g, 187 mmol) in THF (150 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen. After 1 h at 0° C., bromoacetonitrile (8.33 mL, 120 mmol) was added slowly and the reaction was allowed to warm to rt. After 22 h at rt, the reaction was quenched with 1 N HCl (150 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×150 mL). The combined extracts were washed with brine (150 mL), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel (CH2Cl2→2% MeOH/CH2Cl2, gradient) afforded 4.35 g (29%) of (4-hydroxy-but-2-ynyloxy)-acetonitrile. After 22 h at rt the reaction was quenched with 1 N HCl (150 mL) extracted with EtOAc (3×150 mL) The combined extracts were washed with brine (150 mL) dried (Na2SO4) filtered concentrated in vacuo Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel (CH2Cl2→2% MeOH/CH2Cl2, gradient)

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil, 2.32 g, 58 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-butyne-1,4-diol (5.0 g, 58 mmol) in THF (60 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen. After 1 h at 0° C., methyl bromomethylacetate (5.5 mL, 58 mmol) was added and the reaction was allowed to warm to rt. After 18 h at rt, the reaction was quenched with 1 N HCl (60 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×100 mL). The combined extracts were washed with brine (1×100 mL), dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel (CH2Cl2→5% MeOH/CH2Cl2, gradient) afforded 3.2 g (35%) of (4-hydroxy-but-2-ynyloxy)-acetic acid methyl ester. After 18 h at rt the reaction was quenched with 1 N HCl (60 mL) extracted with EtOAc (3×100 mL) The combined extracts were washed with brine (1×100 mL) dried (MgSO4) filtered concentrated in vacuo Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel (CH2Cl2→5% MeOH/CH2Cl2, gradient)