
%0 Journal Article
%A Julia, M 
%A Uguen, D 
%A Zhang, D 
%T Hydrogenolysis and One-Electron Reduction of Alkoxy Sulfones
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1995/02/01
%V 48
%N 2
%P 279-290
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9950279
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9950279 
%X The readily available 1-t-butoxyalkyl sulfones were converted by hydride reduction into alkyl t-butyl ethers. Reductive coupling with sodium metal or amalgam in an aprotic solvent led to glycol bis-1,2-O-t-butyl ethers. Polyethers such as 18-crown-6 can be synthesized by this procedure. 
