Arylation of aliphatic alcohols with tri-p-tolylbismuth and tri-p-tolylbismuth diacetate in the presence of a copper salt

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00696979

Tri-p-tolylbismuth diacetate in the presence of a catalytic amount of a copper(II) salt (1 : 0.02, mol/mol) and tri-p-tolylbismuth in the presence of copper diacetate (1 : 2) replace the hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl groups of methanol and butanol with a tolyl group at 80 deg C in up to 90percent yields. - Key words: tri-p-tolylbismuth, tri-p-tolylbismuth diacetate, arylation; copper diacetate; methanol, butanol; alkyl tolyl ethers.