Scope and limitations of lithium-ethylenediamine-THF-mediated cleavage at the α-position of aromatics: Deprotection of aryl methyl ethers and benzyl ethers under mild conditions

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 5, 2004, Pages 692-700

  Shindo, Takeyuki ^a   Fukuyama, Yasuaki ^a   Sugai, Takeshi ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Ethers; Lithium; Phenols; Protective groups

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; LITHIUM METALLOGRAPHY; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION;

AROMATICS; BOND CLEAVAGE; DEMETHYLATION;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALCOHOL; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; LITHIUM; METAL; METHYL GROUP;

ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CHEMICAL BOND; DEMETHYLATION; DEPROTECTION REACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 1942489241     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815977     Document Type: Article

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