“…1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 , 7.26 ppm): 0.06, 0.11, 0.25 and 0.28 ppm (Me 2 SiO ), 0.5 ppm (m, CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 Si, 4H), 1.63 ppm (m, CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 Si, 4H), 4.01 ppm (m, AcOCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 Si, 4H), CH 3 C O (s, 3H); 13 C NMR (77.0 MHz, CDCl 3 , 77.0 ppm): 0.22 ppm ((CH 3 ) 2 SiO ), 14.12 ppm (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 Si), 21.00 ppm (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 Si), 22.59 ppm (CH 3 CO 2 R), 66.94 ppm (AcOCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 ), 171.16 ppm (C O). De-acylation of bisacetate 3 was routinely carried out using an 8 fold excess of anhydrous MeOH and 20 mol% K 2 CO 3 for 2 h at room temperature to yield diol 4 in nearly 87-95% yield as a clear to straw coloured liquid [25]. 1 29 Si NMR (59.6 MHz, CDCl 3 , TMS): 7.28 ppm; EI-MS: (M + ) 250 m/z.…”