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• 106-44-5 p-cresol 
• 618-36-0 rac-methylbenzylamine 
• 1459-15-0 (R)-1-chloro-1-phenylethane 
• 100-39-0 benzyl bromide 
• 834-25-3 4-methylphenyl benzyl ether 
• 74-88-4 methyl iodide 
• 98-85-1 1-Phenylethanol 

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• 1817-67-0 (S)-4-methyl-2-(1-phenylethyl)phenol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Iodine catalysed synthesis of unsymmetrical benzylic ethers by direct cross-coupling of alcohols

Although symmetrical ethers can be synthesized easily from alcohols, synthesis of unsymmetrical ethers by dehydrative cross-coupling of alcohols is still a challenge. While dehydrative cross-coupling is environmentally appealing due to formation of water as the only byproduct, the chances for formation of symmetrical ethers always exist. The existing transition metal based methods give good selectivity, but the catalyst are costly and not readily available. Here, we present a simple, readily available, and cost-effective catalyst in the form of molecular iodine which catalyzes a highly selective cross-coupling of benzylic alcohols with benzyl, alkyl, and aryl alcohols to give their corresponding unsymmetrical ethers in good to excellent yield.

α-Lithiobenzyloxy as a Directed Metalation Group in ortho-Lithiation Reactions

The α-lithiobenzyloxy group, easily generated from aryl benzyl ethers by selective α-lithiation with t-BuLi at low temperature, behaves as a directed metalation group (DMG) providing a direct access to o-lithiophenyl α-lithiobenzyl ethers. This ortho-directing effect is reinforced in substrates bearing an additional methoxy group at the meta position. The generated dianions can be reacted with a selection of electrophiles including carboxylic esters and dihalosilanes or germanes, which afford interesting benzofuran, sila(germa)dihydrobenzofuran, and silachroman derivatives from simple aryl benzyl ethers.

Selective catalytic synthesis of unsymmetrical ethers from the dehydrative etherification of two different alcohols

The cationic ruthenium-hydride complex [(C6H6)(PCy3)(CO)RuH]+BF4- catalyzes selective etherification of two different alcohols to form unsymmetrically substituted ethers. The catalytic method exhibits a broad substrate scope while tolerating a range of heteroatom functional groups in forming unsymmetrical ethers, and it is successfully used to directly synthesize a number of highly functionalized chiral nonracemic ethers.

CATALYTIC C-H BOND ACTIVATION FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF ETHERS AND THIOETHERS

Disclosed is a method for the transition metal-mediated oxidation of C-H bonds to form C-0 or C-S bonds. The methods are useful for the formation of ethers (R-OR') from alcohols, R'OH, and sp3 -hybridized C-H bonds in substrates, R-H. Aryl or heteroaryl acetates may also be used for C-H to C-OAr bond formation. The methods are also useful in the preparation of C-S bonds from acetyl-protected thiols, MeC(0)SR, and disulfides, RSSR. Advantageously, the methods minimize reaction steps, the handling of oxidized intermediates, and environmental impact.

Kinetics and Mechanism of Nucleophilic Displacements with Heterocycles as Leaving Groups. Part 10. Reactions of s-Alkyl Primary Amines with Pyryliums

2,4,6-Triphenylpyrylium with s-alkylamines gives isolatable pyridiniums (which undergo SN2 substitution with nucleophiles and elimination to olefins). 2,4,6-triphenylpyrilium with 1-phenylethylamine and α-phenylbenzylamine forms the corresponding carbonium ions which may be trapped by nucleophiles.Isolated 1-cycloalkylbenzoquinoliniums (2) solvolyse by the SN1 mechanism (for five-, six- and seven-membered rings): for the cyclobutyl case an Sn2 reaction is also found.