RUTHENIUM COMPLEX-CATALYZED NOVEL TRANSFORMATION OF ALKYL FORMATES

Authors
KONDO T KAJIYA S TANTAYANON S WATANABE Y
Citation
T. Kondo et al., RUTHENIUM COMPLEX-CATALYZED NOVEL TRANSFORMATION OF ALKYL FORMATES, Journal of organometallic chemistry, 489(1-2), 1995, pp. 83-91
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of organometallic chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
0022328X
Volume
489
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
83 - 91
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-328X(1995)489:1-2<83:RCNTOA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The following ruthenium-catalyzed novel transformations of alkyl forma tes have been developed: (1) selective decarbonylation of alkyl format es to the corresponding alcohols; (2) alkylation of arenes and alkenes using alkyl formates as an alkylating reagent via decarboxylation. Al so the ruthenium-catalyzed addition of alcohols to alkenes has been de veloped as an appendant reaction, providing an effective method for th e protection of alcohols.