Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon

A New and Efficient Method for the Protection of Alcohols and Phenols by Using Hexamethyldisilazane in the Presence of Anhydrous Ferric Chloride under Mild …

B Akhlaghinia

Index: Akhlaghinia, Batool Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2007 , vol. 182, # 3 p. 687 - 694

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Abstract

Alcohols and phenols are protected with hexamethyldisilazane in the presence of anhydrous ferric chloride in good to excellent yields in acetonitrile. This method is highly selective for the conversion of primary alcohols in the presence of secondary and tertiary