selective method for the conversion of allylic, secondary- and tertiary benzylic alcohols into their corresponding ethers in the presence of iron(III) as FeCl3 and Fe(ClO4)3 under solvolytic condition is described. The results obtained from an optically active allylic alcohol show that a carbonium ion is formed during the course of the reaction.
Abstract Alcoholysis of allylic, secondary and tertiary benzylicethers is proceeded efficiently in the presence of catalytic amounts of ferric ion as anhydrous FeCl3 and Fe(ClO4)3.