Ji. Padron et Jt. Vazquez, FERRIC-CHLORIDE - AN EXCELLENT REAGENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF BENZYL ETHERS IN THE PRESENCE OF P-BROMOBENZOATE ESTERS, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 6(4), 1995, pp. 857-858
Anhydrous FeCl3 in dry CH2Cl2 removed benzyl ethers from carbohydrates
containing p-bromobenzoate esters, without hydrogenolysis of the brom
ine atoms. In addition, debenzylations of beta-glycopyranosides occurr
ed with simultaneous anomerization or retention of the anomeric config
uration.