Selective protection of 1,3-diols at the more hindered hydroxy group: 3-(methoxymethoxy)-1-butanol
CAS index name: 1-Butanol, 3-(methoxymethoxy)-
Organic SynthesesProtection

A checked procedure from Organic Syntheses, the journal whose preparations are repeated in a second laboratory before publication. The full experimental, with amounts, hazards and characterisation data, is on orgsyn.org.
Reagents
The compound this preparation makes is not in the catalogue, so no reagents or figures are listed here.
More protection reactions
- Mono carbamate protection of aliphatic diamines using alkyl phenyl carbonates
- Protection of alcohols using 2-benzyloxy-1-methylpyridinium trifluoromethanesulfonate: methyl (R)-(-)-3-benzyloxy-2-methyl propanoate
- Protection of diols with 4-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)benzylidene acetal and its deprotection: ((4-((4R,5R)-4,5-diphenyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)phenoxy)(tert- butyl)dimethylsilane)
- Reagent for Divalent Sulfur Protection: Preparation of 4-Methylbenzenesulfonothioic Acid, S-[[[(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-Dimethylsilyl]oxy]methyl] Ester
- Thiol protection with the acetamidomethyl group: S-acetamidomethyl-L-cysteine hydrochloride