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THE cleaving of an ether usually requires the use of a vigorous reagent such as an anhydrous mineral acid, an organic acid halide or anhydride, a Lewis acid, or an organometallic compound. Frequently heating for prolonged periods is necessary.
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Freeguard, G. F., and Long, L. H., Chem. and Indust., 1582 (1964).
Long, L. H., and Freeguard, G. F., Chem. and Indust., 223 (1965).
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LONG, L., FREEGUARD, G. Low-temperature Cleavage of Ethers. Nature 207, 403 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207403a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/207403a0
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