Abstract

DBORE ETHER CLEAVAGE

*Borraiah Dronadula

ABSTRACT

It is a method to cleave the benzyl methyl ether by heating 150-170°C the mixture of appropriate ether and pyrrole hydrochloride and is generally known as the dbore ether cleavage. This reaction has been used for the removal of the methyl group. It has been found that a small amount of pyrrole hydrochloride is adequate for this reaction if dry hydrogen chloride is passed into the reaction system. This reaction has been applied to cleave methyl aromatic ethers and benzyloxy esters.

Keywords: Benzyl methyl ether, Pyrrole hydrochloride, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyloxy esters, Thermal condition, Aliphatic aromatic ethers, DBore ether cleavage.