Chemoselective removal of acyloxy in 1-(benzotriazole-1-yl)alkyl esters and its application in the preparation of β-(benzotriazole-1-yl)alcohols

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2908-2918

  Wang, Xiaoxia ^a   Mao, Hui ^a   Xie, Guanqun ^a   Du, Jingxing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1 (Benzotriazole 1 yl)alkyl esters; Carbonyl compounds; Chemoselective reduction; Cross coupling; Samarium diiodide

Indexed keywords

1 (BENZOTRIAZOLE 1 YL)ALKYL ESTER DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; BETA (BENZOTRIAZOLE 1 YL)ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; KETONE; SAMARIUM DIIODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 50649090464     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910801993735     Document Type: Article

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