Lithium Hexafluorophosphate-Catalyzed Efficient Tetrahydropyranylation of Tertiary Alcohols under Mild Reaction Conditions

Nao Hamada; Tsuneo Sato

doi:10.1055/s-2004-829550

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Lithium Hexafluorophosphate-Catalyzed Efficient Tetrahydropyranylation of Tertiary Alcohols under Mild Reaction Conditions

Nao Hamada, Tsuneo Sato*
Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts, Kurashiki 712-8505, Japan
Fax: +81(86)4401062; e-Mail: sato@chem.kusa.ac.jp;

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Abstract

Lithium hexafluorophosphate is found to be an efficient catalyst for the tetrahydropyranylation of tertiary alcohols with dihydropyran under mild reaction conditions.

Key words

alcohols - Lewis acids - lithium hexafluorophosphate - protecting groups - tetrahydropyranylation

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