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Cyclization of Aryl Silanes with Unexpected Retention of Silicon
Fearnley, Stephen Philip,Tidwell, Michael W.
, p. 3797 - 3798 (2002)
(Matrix Presented) Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts cyclization of 2-O-benzyl ethers at a model pyranose acetal is activated by incorporation of a trimethylsilyl group, albeit via unexpected, presumably steric means.
