Table 2.
Variation of the nature of the base for the O-methylation of glycerol (1) in subcritical methanol.
![]() | ||
---|---|---|
Entry | Base (16 mol%) | Yield of 2 (%) |
1 | K2CO3 | 39 |
2 | CaCO3 | 0 |
3 | Na2CO3 | 8 |
4 | Cs2CO3 | 40 |
5 | (NH4)2CO3 | 0 |
6 | NaOH | 4 |
7 | KOH | 6 |
8 | K3PO4 | 4 |
9 | AcONa | 11 |
10 | DABCO | 0 |
11 | Ag2O | 0 |
12 | Na | 9 |