title: Chemoselective chemical and electrochemical deprotections of aromatic esters.
abstract: Alcohols can be easily and chemoselectively deprotected from the corresponding aromatic esters by using either SmI(2)/HMPA or by electrolysis in the presence of a proton source.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chimie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place Louis Pasteur, 1 B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: István E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Markó
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D004952:Esters; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D004952:Esters; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic