ChemInform Abstract: Silyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate-Activated para-Methoxybenzyl Methyl Ether as an Alkylating Agent for Thiols and Aryl Ketones

Autor: C. Wade Downey, Sarah E. Covington, Derek C. Obenschain, Danielle N. Confair, Evan Halliday, James T. Rague
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: ChemInform. 46
ISSN: 0931-7597
DOI: 10.1002/chin.201508054
Popis: para-Methoxybenzyl methyl ether acts as an alkylating agent for thiols in the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate and trialkylamine base in good yields (58–96%). Aryl ketones are alkylated under similar conditions, probably through an enol silane intermediate, also in high yields (67–95%). The active alkylating species is likely a p-methoxybenzyl cation.
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