Ruthenium-catalyzed regioselective α-alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols

Chan Sik Cho, Bok Tae Kim, Tae Jeong Kim, Sang Chul Shim

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Abstract

Ketones are regioselectively alkylated with an array of primary alcohols in dioxane at 80°C in the presence of a catalytic amount of a ruthenium catalyst together with KOH and a hydrogen acceptor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7987-7989
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume43
Issue number44
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Oct 2002

Keywords

  • Alkylation
  • Ketones
  • Primary alcohols
  • Ruthenium catalyst

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