Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Chemoselective O-methylation of substituted phenols takes place in dry tetrahydrofuran (THF) in the presence of LiOH.H 2 O and dimethylsulfate (DMS). Quantitative methyl transfer from DMS preserves the atom economy. ... Phenols are chemoselectively protected as ...