Ether Synthesis through Reductive Cross-Coupling of Ketones with Alcohols Using Me 2 SiHCl as both Reductant and Lewis Acid

Yong Ho Lee; Bill Morandi

doi:10.1055/s-0036-1590838

Ether Synthesis through Reductive Cross-Coupling of Ketones with Alcohols Using Me ₂ SiHCl as both Reductant and Lewis Acid

Yong Ho Lee, Bill Morandi

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Abstract

We report that a Lewis acidic silane, Me ₂ SiHCl, can mediate the direct cross-coupling of a wide range of carbonyl compounds with alcohols to form dialkyl ethers. The reaction is operationally simple, tolerates a range of polar functional groups, can be utilized to make sterically hindered ethers, and is extendable to sulfur and nitrogen nucleophiles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2425-2428
Number of pages	4
Journal	Synlett
Volume	28
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1590838
Publication status	Published - 2017 Nov 13
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

alcohols
ethers
ketones
Lewis acid
reductive coupling
silanes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Organic Chemistry

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