文摘
Preparative chromatography was used to overcome the difficult selectivity challenge of accessing a single isomer of a mono tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) derivative of an unsymmetrical diol. Chromatographic purification allowed rapid purification of more than 10 kg of the desired intermediate from the statistical mixture of undesired mono-TBDMS, bis-TBDMS, and very strongly retained, unreacted starting material. A noteworthy injection cycle strategy of performing three injections, then desorbing the accumulated strongly bound diol starting material with a strong solvent wash was employed in the separation.