Reductive Deacetoxylation of allylic Acetates Using Hexacarbonylmolybdenum(0)
Aliphatic allylic acetates were reduced to alkenes with hexacarbonylmolybdenum(0) in refluxing dioxane under nitrogen atmosphere.These reactions were accelerated by the addition of H2O. 1-Aryl- or 3-arylallyl acetates caused deacetoxylative allylic homocoupling under the same conditions.