title: Bismuth(III)-catalyzed dehydrative etherification and thioetherification of phenolic hydroxy groups.
abstract: Use of a bismuth catalyst allowed efficient dehydrative substitution of phenolic hydroxy groups with alcohols and thiols to form C-O and C-S bonds. The reaction required equimolar amounts of two readily available substrates that generated H(2)O as the only byproduct. The relatively mild reaction conditions were compatible with the functional groups selected, and provided excellent chemoselectivity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology and ‡Research Center of New Functional Materials for Energy Production, Storage and Transport, Okayama University , 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture 700-8530, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Origuchi
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takai