Abstract
A facile, rapid and efficient method for the preparation of dialkoxymethanes from dichloromethane with alcohols catalyzed by a Cu-NHC complex is reported. A variety of symmetrical dialkoxymethanes can be prepared under mild condition in excellent yields (up to 98%). The unsymmetrical ether is also obtained in 89% yield from the etherification of p-tolylmethanol and n-butyl chloride catalyzed by ICyCuCl complex at 80°C. The reaction provides a new method for the preparation of dialkoxymethanes under mild conditions in excellent yields.
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