Montmorillonite K 10 (clay) catalyzed hydrolysis of aryl-substituted alpha,beta-difluoroallyl alcohols leading to (Z)-alpha-fluoro-beta-aryl-substituted acrylaldehydes
K. Funabiki et al., Montmorillonite K 10 (clay) catalyzed hydrolysis of aryl-substituted alpha,beta-difluoroallyl alcohols leading to (Z)-alpha-fluoro-beta-aryl-substituted acrylaldehydes, TETRAHEDRON, 55(15), 1999, pp. 4637-4642
Aryl-substituted alpha,beta-difluoroallyl alcohols 1 were readily hydrolyze
d in the presence of a catalytic amount of montmorillonite K 10 (clay) in h
exane at reflux temperature for 1 h to give the corresponding (Z)-alpha-flu
oro-beta-aryl-substituted acrylaldehydes 2 in good yields. (C) 1999 Elsevie
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