Silver(I)-Catalyzed deprotection of p -methoxybenzyl ethers: A mild and chemoselective method

摘要

The p-methoxybenzyl protecting group (PMB) on various alcohols and an acid was efficiently and selectively cleaved by the action of a catalytic amount of silver(I) hexafluoroantimonate combined with 0.5 equiv of 1,3,5- trimethoxybenzene in dichloromethane at 40 °C.