Microwave-assisted cleavage of aryl methyl ethers with lithium thioethoxide (LiSEt)

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1993-1998

  Cvengroš, Ján ^a   Neufeind, Stefan ^a   Becker, Anne ^a   Schmalz, Hans Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demethylation; Lithium; Microwave irradiation; Phenol protecting groups; SN2 reactions; Thioethanolate

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM THIOETHOXIDE; MERCAPTAMINE;

ARTICLE; DEMETHYLATION; DEPROTECTION REACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 49749105279     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1077949     Document Type: Article

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