RUTHENIUM TETROXIDE CATALYZED OXIDATIONS OF 3-ALKYL-4-(2-FURYL)-4-OXOBUTANENITRILES - SYNTHESIS OF METHYL 2-ALKYL-3-CYANOPROPANOATES

Authors
GIOVANNINI R PETRINI M
Citation
R. Giovannini et M. Petrini, RUTHENIUM TETROXIDE CATALYZED OXIDATIONS OF 3-ALKYL-4-(2-FURYL)-4-OXOBUTANENITRILES - SYNTHESIS OF METHYL 2-ALKYL-3-CYANOPROPANOATES, Tetrahedron letters, 38(21), 1997, pp. 3781-3784
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
38
Issue
21
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3781 - 3784
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1997)38:21<3781:RTCOO3>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Furan ring in 3-alkyl-4-(2-furyl)-4--oxobutanenitriles is completely o xidized by the RuCl3-KIO4 couple to efficiently afford, after esterifi carion, methyl 2-alkyl-3-cyanopropanoates in good yields. (C) 1997 Els evier Science Ltd.