“…In a survey of literature concerning the phenolic protective groups, the currently used methods were alkylation, benzylation and acylation (Haslam 1973, Reese 1973, Staude and Patat 1958 and the deprotective agents were protonic and Lewis acids (Haslam 1973, Reese 1973, Staude and Patat 1958, McOmie et al 1968, Teitel and O'Brien 1976, Vickery etal. 1979, Minamikawa and Brossi 1978, Brossi et al 1967, Jempty et al 1981, Prager and Tan 1967, nucleophilic and electrophilic reagents (Loubinoux et al 1980, Feutrill and Mirrington 1970, Hansson and Wickberg 1976, Caroll et al 1980, or combinations of the last two (Node et al 1980, Williard andFryhie 1980).…”