1999 araliphatic ethers

araliphatic ethersQ 0290

04 - 084Metalation of Arylmethyl Alkyl Ethers. — At low temperature,lithium compounds derived from methyl and isopropyl ethers are sufficientlystable to react with electrophiles to afford products of type (III) and (VI). Incontrast, under similar conditions, lithium derivatives of primary alkyl etherslike (VII) and (IX) rapidly decay to benzyl alcohol. — (AZZENA, U.; PILO,L.; SECHI, A.; Tetrahedron 54 (1998) 40, 12389-12398; Dip. Chim., Univ.Sassari, I-07100 Sassari, Italy; EN)

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