Synlett 2019; 30(15): 1805-1809
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611898
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Deuterated Aryl Alkyl Ethers Synthesis via Nucleophilic Etherification of Aryl Alkyl Ethers and Thioethers with Deuterated Alcohols

Shuai Li
a   Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. of China   Email: wangxq@hnu.edu.cn
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Xia Wang
a   Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. of China   Email: wangxq@hnu.edu.cn
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Xin-Ge Yang
b   College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P. R. of China   Email: yxgyg@163.com
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Gui-Quan Yu
c   Lanling County Inspection and Testing Center, Linyi, Shandong 277700, P. R. of China
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a   Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. of China   Email: wangxq@hnu.edu.cn
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We thank Hunan University for the funding support.
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Publication History

Received: 12 June 2019

Accepted after revision: 09 July 2019

Publication Date:
15 August 2019 (online)


Abstract

A transition-metal-free etherification protocol that is capable of synthesizing deuterated ethers is described. A wide range of aryl alkyl ethers and thioethers were suitable for this transformation owing to the mild reaction conditions. Besides, a series of sterically bulky deuterated alcohols were successfully incorporated into cyano-substituted arenes. The results of mechanistic studies suggested this reaction might take place via nucleophilic aromatic substitution pathway.

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