Methyl ethers methods

Oxidation of alkyl phenyl telluride with excess meto-chloroperbenzoic acid (MCPBA) (3-5 equiv) in methanol affords the replacement of the phenyltellurium moiety by a methoxy group, giving the corresponding methyl ethers - (method A). This reaction. 

Another procedure known as the dibromomethyl-methyl ether method (DBE-method) [20] leads to 2-deoxy-2-bromo- P- and in some cases to 2-deoxy-2-bromo-a glycosides. As with the HIS reaction, this represents an indirect synthesis of 2-deoxy sugars, because the C-2 halide substituent may be cleaved in a subsequent step. 

The physical properties of finish removers vary considerably due to the diverse uses and requirements of the removers. Finish removers can be grouped by the principal ingredient of the formula, method of appHcation, method of removal, chemical base, viscosity, or hazardous classification. Except for method of apphcation, a paint remover formulation usually has one aspect of each group, by which it can be used for one or more appHcations. A Hst of the most common organic solvents used in finish removers has been compiled (3). Many are mentioned throughout this article others include ethyl lactate [97-64-3] propylene carbonate [108-32-7] furfural alcohol [98-01-1/, dimethyl formamide [68-12-2] tetrahydrofuran [109-99-9] methyl amyl ketone [110-43-0] dipropylene glycol methyl ether [34590-94-8] and Exxate 600, a trade name of Exxon Chemicals. 

Mel or Me2S04, NaH or KH, THF. This is the standard method for introducing the methyl ether function onto hindered and unhitiered alcohols. 

Mel, K2CO3, acetone, reflux, 6 h. This is a veiy common and often veiy efficient method for the preparation of phenolic methyl ethers it is also applicable to the. formation of phenolic benzyl ethers. 

CH3OCH2OCH3, Zn/BrCH2C02Et, 0° CH3COCI, 0-20°, 2 h, 75-85%. A number of methoxymethyl esters were prepared by this method, which avoids the use of the carcinogen chloromethyl methyl ether. 

Bischloromethyl ether has been prepared by saturation of formalin with dry hydrogen chloride by the reaction of paraformaldehyde with phosphorus trichloride or phosphorus oxychloride, by solution of paraformaldehyde in concentrated sulfuric acid and treatment with ammonium chloride or dry hydrogen chloride, and by suspension of paraformaldehyde in seventy or eighty percent sulfuric acid and treatment with chlorosulfonic acid. It is formed together with the asymmetrical isomer when methyl ether is chlorinated and when paraformaldehyde is treated with chlorosulfonic acid. The present method has been published. ... 

Constitution. Comparison of the empirical formula of the three alkaloids, and the fact that jatrorrhizine and columbamine each stands to palmatine in the relation of a monohydric phenol to its methyl ether, makes it clear that the only difference between jatrorrhizine and columbamine must be in the position of the free hydroxyl group. The method by which this point was settled is described in dealing with the two tetrahydro-derivatives of these alkaloids (p. 291). The constitution of palmatine (XXV R = R = Me) is dealt with under tetrahydropalmatine, but it is still necessary to describe the complete synthesis of this alkaloid via oxypalmatine (XXVII) and tetrahydropalmatine. 

Naphthyl methyl ether.—Dissolve 3-6grams(3-naphthnl in I3 5 c.c. 10 per cent, caustic soda solution, add 3 c.c. meth l sulphate, warm the liquid gently and shake vigorously. In. i short time the naphthyl methyl ether separates as a solid mass. The product is heated for ten minutes on the water-bath, a little water is added, and the naphthyl ether filtered and washed with water. It is crystallised from alcohol and deposits in lustrous plates m. p. 70—72°. The yield is theoretical. It may be used for analysis by Zeisel s method. 

This method is probably the most commonly used one for the cleavage of methyl ethers, because it generally gives excellent yields with a variety of structural types. The solid complex BBr3-Me2S that is more easily handled can also be used. BBr3 will cleave ketals. 

Over the years the literature is filled with examples where the initial characterization was incorrect. One example is illustrated below. In 1940, Sethna and Shah presumed that they synthesized coumarins 42 and 43 from a reaction between P-orcacetophenone (44) and its 4-0-methyl ether 45 under standard Kostanecki-Robinson conditions, respectively. Three decades later Bose and Shah synthesized coumarin 43 via another route and concluded that the initial assignment made by Sethna and Shah was incorrect. After the Bose and Shah findings were published, Ahluwalia and Kumar concluded that the Sethna and Shah products were actually chromones 46 and 47 based on proton NMR data and chemical derivatization. Despite these shortcomings, the Kostanecki-Robinson reaction remains an effective method for formation of both coumarins and chromones. 

Notable examples of general synthetic procedures in Volume 47 include the synthesis of aromatic aldehydes (from dichloro-methyl methyl ether), aliphatic aldehydes (from alkyl halides and trimethylamine oxide and by oxidation of alcohols using dimethyl sulfoxide, dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, and pyridinum trifluoro-acetate the latter method is particularly useful since the conditions are so mild), carbethoxycycloalkanones (from sodium hydride, diethyl carbonate, and the cycloalkanone), m-dialkylbenzenes (from the />-isomer by isomerization with hydrogen fluoride and boron trifluoride), and the deamination of amines (by conversion to the nitrosoamide and thermolysis to the ester). Other general methods are represented by the synthesis of 1 J-difluoroolefins (from sodium chlorodifluoroacetate, triphenyl phosphine, and an aldehyde or ketone), the nitration of aromatic rings (with ni-tronium tetrafluoroborate), the reductive methylation of aromatic nitro compounds (with formaldehyde and hydrogen), the synthesis of dialkyl ketones (from carboxylic acids and iron powder), and the preparation of 1-substituted cyclopropanols (from the condensation of a 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol derivative and ethyl-... 

Several chlorophyll derivatives have been prepared by electrophilic substitution, inter alia by formylation reactions. Adopting methods from corrin chemistry.50 alkylation with chloro-methyl methyl ether (caution toxic),32k chloromethyl methyl sulfide,51 and dichloromethyl methyl ether (caution toxic)52 in the presence of Lewis acids are the methods of choice to introduce carbon residues into the chlorin frame work. The compounds listed below have been prepared by these methods. 

The second method is based on the optically active enamine formed from (S)-prolinol methyl ether and cyclohexanone. This enamine reacts spontaneously with 2-(arylmethylcnc)propane-dioates to give, after hydrolysis, the 2- (.S )-aryl[(,S )-2-oxocyclohexyllmethyl propanedioates 4 in 35-76% yield with d.r. 94 6 > 97 361. 

Reaction with alcohols is general for diazo compounds, but it is most often performed with diazomethane to produce methyl ethers or with diazo ketones to produce ot-keto ethers, since these kinds of diazo compounds are most readily available. With diazomethane the method is expensive and requires great caution. It is used chiefly to methylate alcohols and phenols that are expensive or available in small amounts, since the conditions are mild and high yields are obtained. Hydroxy compounds react better as their acidity increases ordinary alcohols do not react at... 

Besides 11-15-11-17, several other formylation methods are known. In one of these, dichloromethyl methyl ether formylates aromatic rings with Friedel-Crafts catalysts.The Compound ArCHClOMe is probably an intermediate. Orthoformates have also been used. In another method, aromatic rings are formylated with... 

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