Oxidative carbon-carbon bond cleavage reaction of 1,2-diamines and 1,2-amino alcohols under an oxygen atmosphere

Citation
M. Shimizu et H. Makino, Oxidative carbon-carbon bond cleavage reaction of 1,2-diamines and 1,2-amino alcohols under an oxygen atmosphere, TETRAHEDR L, 42(50), 2001, pp. 8865-8868
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry & Analysis","Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
ISSN journal
00404039 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
50
Year of publication
2001
Pages
8865 - 8868
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(200112)42:50<8865:OCBCRO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Under an atmosphere of oxygen 1,2-diamines underwent clean oxidative cleava ge in the presence of BF3-OEt2 to give imines in good to excellent yields. 1,2-Amino alcohols were also cleaved under the same conditions to give imin es and aldehydes in good yields. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.