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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2004
Tetsuya Ikemoto, Osaka, JP;
Yosuke Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Ikemoto, Osaka, JP;
Yosuke Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of protecting a hydroxyl group, which includes reacting a hydroxyl group-containing compound with a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R is a phenyl group optionally having substituent(s), an alkyl group optionally having substituent(s) or a benzyl group optionally having substituent(s), and X is a halogen atom, in the presence of an acid catalyst to substitute the hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl group of the hydroxyl group-containing compound with a protecting group represented by the formula (II): wherein R is as defined above. The present invention provides a method capable of introducing an acetal type protecting group into a hydroxyl group under mild conditions, and a protecting reagent therefor and a method of producing the protecting reagent.