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

Raymond S. Gross, David S. Watt

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Abstract

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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1749-1760
Number of pages12
JournalSynthetic Communications
Volume17
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 1987

Bibliographical note

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

Funding

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

FundersFunder number
University of Kentucky Mass Spectrometry Center
National Institutes of Health (NIH)GM 36256

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Organic Chemistry

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