Australian Journal of Chemistry

Hydrogenolysis and one-electron reduction of alkoxy sulfones

M Julia, D Uguen, D Zhang

Index: Julia, Marc; Uguen, Daniel; Zhang, Da Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1995 , vol. 48, # 2 p. 279 - 290

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Abstract

Abstract The readily available 1-t-butoxyalkyl sulfones were converted by hydride reduction into alkyl t-butyl ethers. Reductive coupling with sodium metal or amalgam in an aprotic solvent led to glycol bis-1, 2-Ot-butyl ethers. Polyethers such as 18-crown-6 can be synthesized by this procedure.