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A protecting group that can be introduced efficiently without the need for any acid or base catalysis and which is not prone to acid or base catalysed migration is a significant advantage for many syntheses. Benzhydryl [diphenylmethyl] ethers of sugar lactones are formed in high yield under neutral conditions when the corresponding alcohol is heated with diphenyldiazomethane in an inert solvent such...