Various alcohols and phenols can be smoothly converted to the corresponding THP ethers using 20mol% CuSO4· 5H2O under mild reaction conditions at room temperature. Some of the major advantages of this procedure are nonaqueous work-up, very good yields, less expensive catalyst and compatibility with other protecting groups.
[Nishiguchi, Takeshi; Kuroda, Masahumi; Saitoh, Masahiko; Nishida, Akiko; Fujisaki, Shizuo Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1995 , # 24 p. 2491 - 2492]