Recent methods for demethylating aryl methyl ethers have been briefly reviewed, especially
methods involving the use of nucleophilic reagents. Sodium thioethoxide
dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide
has been developed as a powerful new reagent for demethylating
aryl methyl ethers cleanly and rapidly in high yield. The reaction conditions
can be controlled so that aromatic bromo substituents or isolated olefinic bonds are unaffected. Of special interest has
been the selective monodemethylation of the methyl
ethers of di- and tri-hydric
phenols, exemplified by the isolation in high yield of orcinol
monomethyl ether, p-methoxyphenol, guaiacol, and phloroglucinol dimethyl ether
from the respective fully O-methylated
compounds. An exception was pyrogallol trimethyl ether which afforded
pyrogallol 1-monomethyl ether in high yield.
对最近的芳基甲基醚脱甲基方法进行了简要回顾,尤其是涉及使用亲核试剂的方法。
使用亲核试剂的方法。硫代乙醇钠
溶于 N,N-二甲基甲酰胺中
已被开发为一种强大的新试剂,可干净利落地使芳基甲基醚脱甲基化。
高产率、清洁、快速地使芳基甲基醚脱甲基化的新试剂。反应条件
可以控制反应条件,使芳香溴取代基或孤立的烯烃键不受影响。特别令人感兴趣的是
的甲基醚的选择性单去甲基化反应。
二水和三水酚的甲基醚的选择性单去甲
酚的选择性单甲基化,例如高产率地分离出orcinol
单甲醚、对甲氧基苯酚、愈创木酚和氯代葡萄糖醛二甲醚
从各自完全 O-甲基化的
化合物。但焦醛三甲醚是个例外,它可以得到
高产率的焦醛 1-单甲醚。