Demethylation of aliphatic methyl ethers with a thiol and boron trifluoride

Abstract
Treatment of primary and secondary alkyl methyl ethers with boron trifluoride–ether complex in several thiols gave the corresponding alcohols in good yields and, in the case of secondary alkyl methyl ethers, with retention of the original stereochemistry.

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