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Palladium on Carbon-Catalyzed Benzylic Methoxylation for Synthesis of Mixed Acetals and Orthoesters
Yasukawa, Naoki,Kanie, Takafumi,Kuwata, Marina,Monguchi, Yasunari,Sajiki, Hironao,Sawama, Yoshinari
supporting information, p. 10974 - 10977 (2017/08/22)
The palladium on carbon (Pd/C)-catalyzed direct methoxylation of the benzylic positions of linear benzyl and cyclic ether substrates proceeded in the presence of i-Pr2NEt under an oxygen atmosphere to give the corresponding mixed acetals. Cyclic acetal derivatives could also be converted into orthoesters. The present direct methoxylation via a carbon-hydrogen (C?H) functionalization can be accomplished using the easily-removed Pd/C and molecular oxygen as a green oxidant. The obtained mixed acetals were transformed into the corresponding ether products by chemoselective substitution of the methoxy group using a silyltriflate, 2,4,6-collidine, and a nucleophile. The orthoester derivative could also be transformed into the cyclic ketal under similar reaction conditions.
