A NOVEL METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF SYMMETRICAL AND UNSYMMETRICAL ETHERS. TRITYL PERCHLORATE PROMOTED REDUCTION OF CARBONYL COMPOUNDS WITH TRIETHYLSILANE

Abstract
In the presence of a catalytic amount of trityl perchlorate, symmetrical ethers are prepared from aldehydes and triethylsilane, and unsymmetrical ethers are also obtained from carbonyl compounds, alkoxytrimethylsilanes and triethylsilane, in good yields, respectively.