Author/Authors :
Krishna, Palakodety Radha Indian Institute of Chemical Technology - Organic Chemistry Division-III - D 206/B,Discovery Laboratory, Hyderabad , Lavanya, B. Indian Institute of Chemical Technology - Organic Chemistry Division-III - D 206/B, Discovery Laboratory, India , Mahalingam, A.K. Indian Institute of Chemical Technology - Organic Chemistry Division-III - D 206/B, Discovery Laboratory, India , Reddy, V.V. Ramana Indian Institute of Chemical Technology - Organic Chemistry Division-III - D 206/B, Discovery Laboratory, India , Sharma, G.V.M. Indian Institute of Chemical Technology - Organic Chemistry Division-III - D 206/B, Discovery Laboratory, Hyderabad
Abstract :
Anhydrous FeCl3 and FeCl3-SiO2 serve as Lewis acids for direct conversion of alcohols into pmethoxybezyl ethers using PMB-OH in good yields, the latter reagent was found to be effective in not only converting primary, allylic and propargylic alcohols selectively but also the pre-existing acid sensitive groups remained unscathed.
