Results The series of tertiary chlorides 1 and secondary chlorides 2 were prepared by the reaction of the parent alcohols with thionyl chloride. The series of secondary tosylates 3 was prepared from the corresponding alcohols and p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in pyridine. All parent alcohols were prepared from the corresponding Grignard reagents (RMgBr) and acetone (I), benzaldehyde (2), and acetaldehyde (3), respectively. Alkyl group R ...
