Computed Properties of C15H16O2《Simple and efficient MW-assisted cleavage of acetals and ketals in pure water》 was published in 2007. The authors were Procopio, Antonio;Gaspari, Marco;Nardi, Monica;Oliverio, Manuela;Tagarelli, Antonio;Sindona, Giovanni, and the article was included in《Tetrahedron Letters》. The author mentioned the following in the article:
Simple and efficient microwave-assisted cleavage of acetals and ketals is proposed in de-ionized water and in a very short time. And Dimethoxydiphenylmethane (cas: 2235-01-0) was used in the research process.
The unique properties of ethers (i.e., that they are strongly polar, with nonbonding electron pairs but no hydroxyl group) enhance the formation and use of many reagents. For example, Grignard reagents cannot form unless an ether is present to share its lone pair of electrons with the magnesium atom.Computed Properties of C15H16O2
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