
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Julia, M 
A1  - Uguen, D 
A1  - Zhang, D 
T1  - Hydrogenolysis and One-Electron Reduction of Alkoxy Sulfones
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1995
VL  - 48
IS  - 2
SP  - 279
EP  - 290
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9950279 
N2  - The readily available 1-t-butoxyalkyl sulfones were converted by hydride reduction into alkyl t-butyl ethers. Reductive coupling with sodium metal or amalgam in an aprotic solvent led to glycol bis-1,2-O-t-butyl ethers. Polyethers such as 18-crown-6 can be synthesized by this procedure. 
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