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TETRAHEDRON
Volume 64, Issue 51, Pages 11618-11624Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.10.024
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- Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
- Slovenian Research Agency [P1-0230-0103]
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We have evaluated the potential of using tetramethylammonium chloride (Me4NCl) as an alternative methylating agent for phenols Under microwave-assisted conditions. Its chemical behavior was tested in a reaction with 2-naphthol in the presence of various bases and solvents. The method was then applied in 1,2-dimethoxyethane or toluene under heterogeneous conditions for the O-methylation of a series of phenolic compounds. We found that many simple phenols can be methylated in the presence of K2CO3, whereas some other less-reactive phenols require the presence of the more reactive CS2CO3. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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