A lewis acid-catalyzed procedure for the conversion of 2-methoxyethoxymethyl ethers to carboxylic esters

Raymond S. Gross; David S. Watt

doi:10.1080/00397918708077318

A lewis acid-catalyzed procedure for the conversion of 2-methoxyethoxymethyl ethers to carboxylic esters

Raymond S. Gross, David S. Watt

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

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A procedure for the conversion of 2-methoxyethoxymethyl (MEM) ethers to carboxylic esters employed ferric chloride (0.4 equivalents) and a carboxylic anhydride (14 equivalents) and exhibited selectivity for the MEM ether functionality in the presence of benzyl ethers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1749-1760
Number of pages	12
Journal	Synthetic Communications
Volume	17
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00397918708077318
State	Published - Nov 1 1987

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We thank the National Institutes of Health (GM 36256) for their generous financial support and the University of Kentucky Mass Spectrometry Center and the

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