Benzyl ethers are important protecting groups in organic synthesis, but traditional installation methods, such as the Williamson ether synthesis or reaction of an alcohol with benzyl trichloroacetimidate, often limit their formation with substrates containing functional groups unable to tolerate strongly basic or acidic conditions, respectively. The reaction of N,N‐dimethylaniline occurred via an N‐methyl to benzyl exchange instead of the expected electrophilic aromatic substitution. This illustrates that amines can also trap the putative phenylcarbenium species released during the thermal activation of 2‐benzyloxy‐1‐methylpyridinium triflate (BnOPT). Benzylation can generally be achieved chemoselectively using BnOPT with triethylamine in the presence of alcohols, amides, and other functional groups. The mild and nearly neutral conditions associated with the use of BnOPT is the main advantage of the benzylation protocol.