Lewis Acid Promoted Deprotection of Benzylidene Acetals and p-Methoxybenzyl Ethers with Mercaptoacid Acid as Scavenger.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00958
Abstract: We demonstrate a new and high-yielding method for removal of benzylidene acetals and para-methoxybenzyl ethers under catalytic conditions (BF3:OEt2 orFeCl3, 10 mol%) with mercaptoacetic acid as a scavenger. The reaction coproducts are converted to water-soluble… read more here.
Keywords: benzylidene acetals; acid promoted; methoxybenzyl ethers; lewis acid ... See more keywords