Cleavage or acetyl-de-alkylation of 4-methoxybenzyl (mpm) ethers using acetic acid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919408011711

Aryl (4-methoxyphenyl)methyl (MPM) ethers are cleaved by heating with acetic acid for a few hours at 90°C, producing the corresponding phenols and (4-methoxyphenyl)methyl acetate. Under the same conditions alkyl MPM ethers are transformed directly into the corresponding alkyl acetates.

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Cleavage or Acetyl-de-
alkylation of 4-Methoxybenzyl
(
MPM) Ethers Using Acetic Acid
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Kevin J. Hodgetts & Timothy W. Wallace
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Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry ,
University of Salford , Salford, M5 4WT, U.K.
Published online: 23 Sep 2006.
To cite this article: Kevin J. Hodgetts & Timothy W. Wallace (1994) Cleavage or
Acetyl-de-alkylation of 4-Methoxybenzyl (MPM) Ethers Using Acetic Acid, Synthetic
Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic
Organic Chemistry, 24:8, 1151-1155, DOI: 10.1080/00397919408011711
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