Use of Sonication for the Coupling of Sterically Hindered Substrates in the Phenolic Mitsunobu Reaction

Salvatore D. Lepore* and Yuanjun He
Department of Chemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991 slepore@fau.edu
J. Org. Chem., 2003, 68 (21), pp 8261–8263
DOI: 10.1021/jo0345751
Publication Date (Web): September 12, 2003
Copyright © 2003 American Chemical Society
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A vast rate increase in the Mitsunobu reaction of phenols with alcohols where either or both are sterically hindered has been achieved by the use of high concentration combined with sonication.

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  • Published In Issue October 17, 2003
  • Received May 2, 2003

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