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A LEWIS ACID-CATALYZED PROCEDURE FOR THE CONVERSION OF 2-METHOXYETHOXYMETHYL ETHERS TO CARBOXYLIC ESTERS
Gross, Raymond S.,Watt, David S.
, p. 1749 - 1760 (2007/10/02)
A procedure for the conversion of 2-methoxyethoxymethyl (MEM) ethers to carboxylic esters employed ferric chloride (0.4 equivalents) and a carboxulic anhydride (14 equivalents) and exibited selectivity for the MEM ether functionality in the presence of benzyl ethers.