Selective demethylation and debenzylation of aryl ethers by magnesium iodide under solvent-free conditions and its application to the total synthesis of natural …

K Bao, A Fan, Y Dai, L Zhang, W Zhang…

Index: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, , vol. 7, # 24 p. 5084 - 5090

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... Chem., 2009, 7, 5084-5090 Show Compounds Show Chemical Terms. ... benzyl ethers is a common strategy for the unmasking of Ar–OH functional groups in synthetic chemistry. ... ethers have been widely used as stable protecting groups for the hydroxyl groups in organic synthesis ...