& 4 in the methylation of alcohols with 2. In the presence of this amine, the methyl ethers of both (S)-(-)-2-methyl-l-butanol and (I?)-(+)-1-phenylethanol were obtained in good synthetic yields and with excellent optical purities (Table I). Although no 2-tert-butyl-2- methoxyadamantane was obtained by the addition of 2 and 4 to 2-tert-butyl-2-adamantano1, over a period of several weeks, the alcohol slowly disappeared and was replaced by the ...
