
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Feutrill, GI 
A1  - Mirrington, RN 
T1  - Reactions with thioethoxide ion in dimethylformamide. II. O-Alkyl cleavage of methylene ethers, methyl esters, and aryloxyacetates
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1972
VL  - 25
IS  - 8
SP  - 1731
EP  - 1735
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9721731 
N2  - Reaction of 1,3-benzodioxole with sodium thioethoxide in DMF gave a good yield of ethyl o-hydroxyphenoxymethyl sulphide (3), which was converted into catechol nearly quantitatively by acid treatment. The same reagent converted methyl p-anisate into p-hydroxybenzoic acid, and methyl p-chlorophenoxyacetate to p-chlorophenol in good yield, indicating its usefulness in cleaving methyl esters and aryloxyacetates respectively. 
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