Bis (methylsulfonoxymethyl) ether

DM Burness, CJ Wright, WC Perkins

Index: Burness,D.M. et al. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1977 , vol. 42, p. 2910 - 2913

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Abstract

Reaction of acetyl mesylate (3) with trioxane and certain other polyoxymethylene derivatives gives the previously unknown title compound in yields as high as 70%. This extremely active compound undergoes the expected dialkylation reactions with mercaptides and with pyridine, but in a few other reactions cleavage occurs leading to derivatives of formaldehyde. Reaction of 3 with paraformaldehyde gives good yields of methylene ...