Efficient methods for the preparation of alkyl-aryl and symmetrical or unsymmetrical dialkyl ethers between alcohols and phenols or two alcohols by oxidation- …

T Shintou, T Mukaiyama

Index: Shintou, Taichi; Mukaiyama, Teruaki Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 126, # 23 p. 7359 - 7367

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Abstract

Oxidation-reduction condensation via alkoxydiphenylphosphines (diphenylphosphinite esters)(1), generated in situ from chlorodiphenylphosphine (2) and alcohols, 2, 6-dimethyl-1, 4-benzoquinone (3), and phenols proceeds smoothly to afford alkyl-aryl ethers in good to high yields under neutral conditions. In a similar fashion, a new and efficient method for the preparation of symmetrical or unsymmetrical dialkyl ethers in good to high yields is ...