CHEMOSELECTIVE REDUCTION OF VICINAL-DIHALIDES WITH MG-MEOH VIA SET

Citation
Jm. Khurana et al., CHEMOSELECTIVE REDUCTION OF VICINAL-DIHALIDES WITH MG-MEOH VIA SET, Synthetic communications, 27(10), 1997, pp. 1801-1809
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
ISSN journal
00397911
Volume
27
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1801 - 1809
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-7911(1997)27:10<1801:CROVWM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Chemoselective reductions of vic-dihalides conjugated to a phenyl and/ or an ester group are being reported with Mg-MeOH at ambient temperatu re. However, reactions with Mg-MeOH-THF led to the formation of alkene s predominantly. The reactions are proposed to proceed by SET from Mg.