Facile deoxygenation of dicarbonyl compounds using a samarium diiodide-additive system
The reduction of α- and β-dicarbonyl compounds was investigated with samarium diiodide in the presence of additive. Diketones and ketocarboxylic acids were easily reduced at room temperature to give the mono-alcohols in good to excellent yield, and ketoester afforded the saturated ester as the major product in moderate yield. These reductions containing the reductive deoxygenation can be rapidly performed under the facile and mild conditions by this method.
Cp2TiCl2-CATALYZED GRIGNARD REACTIONS. 3. REACTIONS WITH ESTERS: EFFICIENT METHODOLOGY FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF SECONDARY ALCOHOLS AND FOR THE REDUCTION OF ESTERS TO PRIMARY ALCOHOLS
Cp2TiCl2-catalyzed Grignard reactions with esters provide general methodology for preparation of secondary alcohols or for reduction of esters to the corresponding primary alcohols.