Trityl Ethers of Glycerol and the Glycerides

Trityl ethers of polyhydroxy compounds have also been of importance in other fields of chemistry. Thus, for example, the synthesis of specific fats has been facilitated by the careful studies of Verkade and others using trityl ethers. The first 8-acylglyceroI was that obtained from l,3-ditritylglycerol. °  

An elegant method has been developed by Fischer and Baer for the transformation of d derivatives of glycerol into l derivatives with the aid of trityl ethers. 

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