Reactions with thioethoxide ion in dimethylformamide. I. Selective demethylation of aryl methyl ethers
GI Feutrill, RN Mirrington
Index: Feutrill,G.I.; Mirrington,R.N. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1972 , vol. 25, p. 1719 - 1729
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Abstract Recent methods for demethylating aryl methyl ethers have been briefly reviewed, especially methods involving the use of nucleophilic reagents. Sodium thioethoxide dissolved in N, N-dimethylformamide has been developed as a powerful new reagent for demethylating aryl methyl ethers cleanly and rapidly in high yield. The reaction conditions can be controlled so that aromatic bromo substituents or isolated olefinic bonds are ...
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