Daily Archives: April 7, 2015

Phase-Transfer Catalyst (PTC)

Phase-Transfer Catalyst (PTC)

General Characteristics Reactions such as SN2 substitution involve deprotonation by strong bases and combining the resulting anions with electrophiles. These reactions often necessitate the use of ...

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Petasis-Ferrier Rearrangement

Petasis-Ferrier Rearrangement

General Characteristics The Lewis acid-promoted rearrangement of enol acetals to cyclic ethers, which involves an oxygen-to-carbon transposition, is known as the Petasis-Ferrier rearrangement. This ...

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