Selective Reduction of the Exomethylene Group of alpha-methylene gamma- ordelta-lactones with CdCl2-Mg-MeOH-H2O

Authors
Bhattacharya, AK Jain, DC Sharma, RP
Citation
Ak. Bhattacharya et al., Selective Reduction of the Exomethylene Group of alpha-methylene gamma- ordelta-lactones with CdCl2-Mg-MeOH-H2O, J CHEM R-S, (12), 1998, pp. 768-769
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S
ISSN journal
03082342 → ACNP
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
768 - 769
Database
ISI
SICI code
0308-2342(199812):12<768:SROTEG>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The strained exomethylene group of the alpha-methylene gamma- or delta-lact one moiety in sesquiterpenoids can be selectively reduced with the CdCl2-Mg -MeOH-H2O reagent system.