53109-81-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
TRIMETHYLSILYLDIAZOMETHANE: A CONVENIENT REAGENT FOR THE O-METHYLATION OF ALCOHOLS
Aoyama, Toyohiko,Shioiri, Takayuki
, p. 5507 - 5508 (2007/10/02)
Trimethylsilyldiazomethane smoothly reacts with alcohols in dichloromethane in the presence of 42percent aqueous fluoroboric acid to give methyl ethers in good to high yields.
CLEAVAGES OF ETHERS BY CHLOROTRIMETHYLSILANE AND ACETIC ANHYDRIDE
Sarma, J. C.,Borbaruah, M.,Sarma, D. N.,Barua, N. C.,Sharma, R. P.
, p. 3999 - 4006 (2007/10/02)
Methyl and benzyl ethers have been cleaved with a combination of reagents consisting of chlorotrimethylsilane and acetic anhydride containing a catalytic amount of concentrated sulfuric acid.Methylthiomethyl ethers yield the correponding acetoxymethyl ethers with chlorotrimethylsilane and acetic anhydride.Comparative study with the borontrifluoride etherate and acetic anhydride method of ether cleavage suggests that chlorotrimethylsilane and acetic anhydride (conc.H2SO4 catalysis) could be a useful alternative to it.
