METALLIC SAMARIUM AND IODINE IN ALCOHOL - SELECTIVE 1,4-REDUCTION OF ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC-ACID DERIVATIVES

Authors
YANADA R BESSHO K YANADA K
Citation
R. Yanada et al., METALLIC SAMARIUM AND IODINE IN ALCOHOL - SELECTIVE 1,4-REDUCTION OF ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC-ACID DERIVATIVES, Synlett, (5), 1995, pp. 443-444
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Synlett → ACNP
ISSN journal
09365214
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
443 - 444
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-5214(1995):5<443:MSAIIA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Olefinic double bond of various alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives (ester, amide, nitrile, carboxylic acid) is reduced with metallic samarium and iodine to the corresponding saturated products i n high yields in alcohol at room temperature under argon.