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DECOMPOSITION OF CARBONATE ESTERS OF 1,3-DIOLS. THE CHEMISTRY OF 1,3-BIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS, XXVI
Bartok, M.,Molnar, A.,Bartok-Bozoki, G.
, p. 375 - 380 (2007/10/02)
The decomposition reactions of three cyclic carbonates and, in order to establish the reaction mechanisms, the corresponding diols were studied in presence of KOH, KCN and LiCl.Besides the previously known transformations (fragmentation yielding oxo compounds; CO2 elimination to give oxetanes; fragmentation to olefins), a new reaction of high selectivity has been found.On the action of a large excess of KOH, the carbonate esters of 1,3-diols are transformed into alcohols containing one carbon atom less than the correponding diols.