Synthesis 1986; 1986(5): 382-383
DOI: 10.1055/s-1986-31642
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Dimethylcarbonat als Methylierungsmittel unter phasen-transfer-katalytischen Bedingungen

Manfred Lissel* , Stefan Schmidt, Beate Neumann
  • *Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Chemie, Universitätsstr. 25, D-4800 Bielefeld 1, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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27 September 2002 (online)

Use of Dimethyl Carbonate as a Methylating Agent under Phase Transfer-Catalysed Conditions Dimethyl carbonate (as well as diethyl, diallyl, dibenzyl carbonate and ethane-1, 2-diyl carbonate) in the presence of potassium carbonate and 18-crown-6 (or Aliqual 336) is a versatile, cheap, and safer reagent for the methylation of a variety of organic substrates.