Va. Dodonov et al., ARYLATION OF ALIPHATIC-ALCOHOLS WITH TRI-P-TOLYLBISMUTH AND TRI-P-TOLYLBISMUTH DIACETATE IN THE PRESENCE OF A COPPER SALT, Russian chemical bulletin, 44(1), 1995, pp. 151-153
Tri-p-tolylbismuth diacetate in the presence of a catalytic amount of
a copper(II) salt (1 : 0.02, mol/mol) and tri-p-tolylbismuth in the pr
esence of copper diacetate (1 : 2) replace the hydrogen atom of the hy
droxyl groups of methanol and butanol with a tolyl group at 80 degrees
C in up to 90 % yields.