Triethyloxonium Tetrafluoroborate/1,2-Dimethoxyethane – a Versatile Substitute for Trimethyloxonium Tetrafluoroborate in O-Methylation Reactions

Autor: Franz Bracher, Hermann Poschenrieder, Andrea Ritter
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 64:427-433
ISSN: 1865-7117
0932-0776
DOI: 10.1515/znb-2009-0412
Popis: The triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate/1,2-dimethoxyethane (TEO/DME) mixture is a versatile and cheap substitute for trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate in O-methylations of pyrrolin-2-ones, quinolones, acridones, and 1-oxo-β -carbolines. Undesired O-ethylation can be avoided by preincubation of triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate and 1,2-dimethoxyethane for 1 h, prior to addition of the substrate. In the course of these investigations it was found that the structures assigned to the alkaloids taraxacine A and B are erroneous.
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