DIRECT CONVERSION OF SILYL ETHERS OR TETRAHYDROPYRANYL ETHERS INTO THE CORRESPONDING DIPHENYLMETHYL ETHERS

Direct conversion of alcohol silyl ethers into the corresponding diphenylmethyl (DPM) ethers can be easily performed by the reaction with diphenylmethyl formate in the presence of a catalytic amount of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate. By the additional use of triethylsilane, tetrahydropyranyl ethers can be also converted into the corresponding DPM ethers.