Abstract
Selective O-benzylation of primary hydroxy compounds has been achieved in the presence of bis[acetylacetonato]copper with benzyl chloride. We showed that bis[acetylacetonato]copper was very efficient in promoting the benzylation of primary aliphatic alcohols versus secondary aliphatic alcohols and phenolic hydroxy groups selectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8483-8485 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 46 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Nov 2003 |
Keywords
- Benzylic ether
- Bis[acetylacetonato]copper
- Selective etherification