This is a conversion of a chemical synthesis to STMML. We have deliberately not marked up the chemistry in this example!

Take 1 mmol of the diol and dissolve in dioxan in 25

Place flask in water bath with magnetic stirrer

Add 0.5 ml 1 M H2SO4

extract solution and check diol spot on TLC

Add 10 ml water to flask

Neutralize acid with 10% NaHCO3

Extract with 10ml ether

Combine ether layers

Wash ether with 10 ml water

Wash ether with 10 ml saturated NaCl

Dry over anhydrous Na2SO4 and remove solvent on rotary evaporator