54(4), 2007, pp.1029-1032

N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS): a Mild and Efficient Catalyst for Tetrahydropyranylation of Alcohols and Phenols under Solvent-Free Conditions

Ardeshir Khazaei,* Amin Rostami and Ayeh raiatzadeh

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, 6517838683, Iran

Abstract.     Different types of alcohols and phenols are tetrahydropyranylated in the presence of NBS catalyst in good to excellent yields under mild, neutral and solvent-free conditions.

Keyword:  N-Bromosuccinimide; Alcohols; Tetrahydropyranylation; Phenols; Solvent-free; DHP.