All articles of this category Benzylation of ß-hydroxy esters, containing primary and secondary alcohol functions, with benzyl 2,2,2-trichloroacetimidate gives the corresponding benzyl ethers in good yield. In the case of chiral substrates no racemisation is observed.
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Ulrich Widmer (1987) studied this question.