In Situ Synthesis of Benzyl Chloromethyl Ether and its Use for the Protection and Deprotection of Bifunctional Hydroxyl Compounds

Title: In Situ Synthesis of Benzyl Chloromethyl Ether and its Use for the Protection and Deprotection of Bifunctional Hydroxyl Compounds

Volume: 5 Issue: 2

Author(s): Javid H. Zaidi, Khalid M. Khan, Sadullah Mir, Naseem Iqbal Gunjial and M. Arfan

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Keywords: Benzyl chloromethyl ether, protection, deprotection

Abstract: In situ synthesis of benzyl chloromethyl ether and its use to protect bifunctional hydroxyl compounds as benzyloxymethyl ethers is reported. This methodology was extended to alkylate the N-protected L-amino acids.

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Zaidi H. Javid, Khan M. Khalid, Mir Sadullah, Gunjial Iqbal Naseem and Arfan M., In Situ Synthesis of Benzyl Chloromethyl Ether and its Use for the Protection and Deprotection of Bifunctional Hydroxyl Compounds, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2008; 5 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017808783743894