Reactions in Slightly Hydrated Solid/Liquid Heterogeneous Media: The Methylation Reaction with Dimethyl Sulfoxide
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synthesis
- Vol. 1986 (08) , 642-643
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1986-31729
Abstract
The O-methylation of alcohols and phenols with stoichiometric amounts of dimethyl sulfate in 1,4-dioxan or triglyme in the presence of solid potassium hydroxide and small amounts of water represents a useful method for the synthesis of methylethers in high yields and with high selectivity. The complete consumption of dimethyl sulfate in this reaction avoids the problems connected with the work-up of reaction mixtures still containing excess amounts of this toxic reagent.Keywords
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