M. Tandon et Tp. Begley, SELECTIVE DEPROTECTION OF TERT-BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYL ETHER WITH LITHIUM BROMIDE AND 18-CROWN-6, Synthetic communications, 27(17), 1997, pp. 2953-2959
Lithium bromide, in the presence of a crown ether, has been found to s
electively remove primary tert-butyldimethylsilyl ethers under control
led conditions. This selectivity has been utilized to synthesize 3'-TB
DMS-2'-deoxyuridine in one step from the diprotected compound.