Tetrahedron letters

Removal of silyl protecting groups from hydroxyl functions with ammonium fluoride in methanol

W Zhang, MJ Robins

Index: Zhang, Weijian; Robins, Morris J. Tetrahedron Letters, 1992 , vol. 33, # 9 p. 1177 - 1180

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Abstract

Tetrahedron Lmrs. Vol. 33. No. 9, pp. 1177-l 180, 1992 Primed in Groat BAain ... REMOVAL OF SILYL PROTECTING GROUPS FROM HYDROXYL FUNCTIONS WITH AMMONIUM FLUORIDE IN METHANOL' ... Department of Chemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA ... Summary: Treatment of silyl ethers with excess ammonium fluoride in methanol at 60 OC effected cleavage to alcohols within 5 hours. Deprotection at ambient temperature required 1-2 ...