title: Oxidative cleavage of p-methoxybenzyl ethers with methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The ability of methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane to cleave p-methoxylbenzyl ethers oxidatively in the presence of various additional functional groups has been investigated. These reactions, performed in aqueous acetonitrile, transform a reasonably robust aryl substituent into a dienyl aldehydo ester. The originally generated E,Z-isomer undergoes slow conversion to the more stable E,E-form at 20 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Evans Chemical Laboratories, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. paquette.l@osu.edu
authors.forename: Leo A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Paquette
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kreilein
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Bedore
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Friedrich