Efficient synthesis of β-hydroxy ketones from allylic alcohols by catalytic formation of ruthenium enolates

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 10547-10550

  Bartoszewicz, Agnieszka ^a   Livendahl, Madeleine ^a   Martín Matute, Belén ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aldol reaction; Allylic compounds; C C coupling; Isomerization; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; FORMING; KETONES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RUTHENIUM;

ALDOL REACTION; ALKOXIDE; ALLYLIC ALCOHOLS; ALLYLIC COMPOUNDS; C-C COUPLING; CATALYTIC FORMATIONS; CYCLOPENTADIENYL LIGANDS; EFFICIENT SYNTHESES; ENOLATES; HYDROXY KETONES; NMR SPECTROSCOPIES; PHENYL GROUPS; RUTHENIUM CHLORIDES; SYNTHESIS OF;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALDEHYDE; ALLYL ALCOHOL; KETONE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PROPANOL; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; TIME;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PROPANOLS; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56749155818     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801690     Document Type: Article

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