Methyl ethyl ether is formed by treating trimethyloxonium hexachloroantimonate with the strongly hindered base,2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl-lithium; this reaction is attributed to the formation of an oxygen ylide followed by a stevens-type rearrangement or intermolecular methylation.
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